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hands up

/hæn(d)ˈzʌp/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables
hand-s up
IPA
/hæn(d)ˈzʌp/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Put your hands up (if you wish to participate).

intj

Surrender (by raising your hands)!

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of hand up

Inflected Forms

hands up ! (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

hensopper

Synonyms

reach for the sky stick 'em up

Questions

How do you pronounce hands up?
The recorded pronunciation is /hæn(d)ˈzʌp/.
What does hands up mean?
Put your hands up (if you wish to participate).

How to pronounce hands up

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hands up”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hæn(d)ˈzʌp/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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