hand
- noun
- /hænd/
- Please put your hands together for Frank Bruno.
Hey, let's put some hands together for you.
- Hey, let's put some hands together for you.
- Everyone put your hands together for Ugly Keith.
- Get off your ass and clap your hands together.
- Everybody put your hands together for Deandra Reynolds.
- Then everybody was clapping their hands except me.
Examples
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Hey, let's put some hands together for you.
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Please put your hands together and welcome.
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Come on, give them a hand.
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Clap your hands, and let's see how fast you are.
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Please put your hands together for Dougie Joyce.
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Give him a hand!
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A show of hands.
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Ladies and gentlemen, please give a big round of hands for our next performer.
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After the amazing performance, the audience erupted in hands to show their appreciation.
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At the end of the speech, everyone stood up and gave a round of hands to the speaker.
Synonyms
Clapping hands to show you like or approve something
A short time when many people clap to show approval
A long loud round of clapping by people to show strong approval
A loud, long applause where people stand to show strong praise
Loud applause from an audience to show strong approval
Loud shouts from a group to show approval or encouragement
A sound made by people hitting their hands together to show approval
A short clap of the hands to show approval or appreciation
Striking the palms of your hands together repeatedly to show approval or admiration
Making a sound by hitting your hands together to show approval or during games and music
Antonyms
Idioms
To do something with your hands, for example writing or making things, instead of with a machine
Know a place or thing very well because you have seen it many times
- Informal
In a humble and respectful way when you ask for something or admit a mistake
- Informal
Show too much confidence and take risks that make you lose your advantage
- Offensive
A rude phrase with a hand gesture that tells someone you will not listen
- Informal
Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck
- Informal
To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck
- Offensive
A rude way to say someone is in an embarrassing situation and unprepared
Compounds
- Offensive
A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure
- Informal
A way of showing too much worry by repeatedly twisting or clasping the hands
A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver
Striking the palms of your hands together repeatedly to show approval or admiration
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
- US
A secret criminal group that extorted people and used violence in Italian American neighborhoods
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hand for applause comes from people using their hands to clap, so to 'give a hand' is to give claps and show approval.