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filling one's hand

filling one's hand is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about filling one's hand

What is filling one's hand the present participle and gerund of?
Filling one's hand is the present participle and gerund of fill one's hand.

Words near filling one's hand in the dictionary

  1. filling in
  2. filling in the blank
  3. filling in the blanks
  4. filling one's boots
  5. filling one's face
  6. filling one's hand
  7. filling one's pants
  8. filling out
  9. filling site
  10. filling someone's boots
  11. filling someone's shoes

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