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fills one's hand

fills one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 fills one's hand the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fills one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fill one's hand.

Words near fills one's hand in the dictionary

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

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