unhands

verb

present tense third-person singular of unhand
as in hands

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  1. hands
  2. gives
  3. hands out
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  • At their on-screen meet cute, Apatow hands Bamford $500 cash just to pitch her on her own documentary.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Every task a person hands to an agent is another chance for something to go wrong.
    — Anat Lior, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
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  • The collagen-rich mixture gives the noodles their slippery texture, which Orlando complements with smoked chili, sunflower-seed miso, and fermented chili cream.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
  • BetMGM is offering new users a promo code of FOXNEWS, which gives them up to $1,500 in bonuses if their first bet loses.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of gives
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  • When the officer asked the older teen to take his hands out of his pockets, the GBI said the teen passed a handgun to the 16-year-old, who ran off.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Video shared by the sheriff’s office captures the deputy confronting Wooten and repeatedly ordering him to take his hands out of his pockets, turn around and get on his knees.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands out
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“Unhands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhands. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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