Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand uhp]
- /hænd ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand uhp]
- /hænd ʌp/
Definitions of hands up words
- noun hands up the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
- noun hands up the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
- noun hands up a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
- noun hands up something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1
- noun hands up index (def 8). 1
- noun hands up a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of hands up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hands up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hands up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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