Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hands-in

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
hand-s-in
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A show of unity and usually optimism at the end of an informal huddle of players whereby the players simultaneously extend a hand horizontally towards the center of the circle and then raise their hands in the air with a short team chant.

Canadian usage; American usage

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Frequently Paired Words

huddle

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What does hands-in mean?
A show of unity and usually optimism at the end of an informal huddle of players whereby the players simultaneously extend a hand horizontally towards the center of the circle and then raise their hands in the air with a short team chant.

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