hand up

verb

handed up; handing up; hands up

transitive verb

of a jury

: to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority

Examples of hand up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Artur fell to the ground, grimaced in pain and held his hand up to get the referee’s attention. — Latif Love august 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

As Clenney became enraged, Obumseli threw his hands up in defense, and Clenney continued swinging on him, the video showed. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

During a news conference on Thursday, Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Lindsey refused several verbal commands to exit the vehicle with his hands up and that's when Lindsey pulled out a firearm and put it in his mouth. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 July 2026

The indictments, handed up by a grand jury this week, are on charges of retaliation against a witness and tampering with evidence, WFAA reported. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hand up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Legal Definition

hand up

transitive verb

: to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority