Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put one's hands up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
put one's hand-s up
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise one's hands.

verb

To surrender.

verb

To confess or admit (to something).

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts one's hands up (present, singular) putting one's hands up (participle, present) put one's hand up (alternative)

Questions

What does put one's hands up mean?
To raise one's hands.

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