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filled one's hand

filled one's hand is the simple past and past participle of fill one's hand.

Meaning of fill one's hand

Verb

fill one's hand (third-person singular simple present fills one's hand, present participle filling one's hand, simple past and past participle filled one's hand)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To draw one's handgun, especially for an armed confrontation.
    • "Now everybody fill his hand!" shouted Mr. Hickok, pulling his 8-inch six-shooters.1905, Alfred Henry Lewis, The Sunset Trail, published 2005, →ISBN, page 377
    Synonyms:
    slap leather

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What is filled one's hand the simple past and past participle of?
Filled one's hand is the simple past and past participle of fill one's hand.

Words near filled one's hand in the dictionary

  1. filled in the blanks
  2. filled milk
  3. filled milks
  4. filled one's boots
  5. filled one's face
  6. filled one's hand
  7. filled one's pants
  8. filled out
  9. filled pause
  10. filled pauses
  11. filled someone's boots

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