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hand-raises

hand-raises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand-raise.

Meaning of hand-raise

Verb

hand-raise (third-person singular simple present hand-raises, present participle hand-raising, simple past and past participle hand-raised)

  1. (transitive) For a person to rear (an animal), rather than have it reared naturally by its mother.
  2. (transitive) To shape the pastry of (a pie) by hand, rather than having it molded by a machine.

Questions about hand-raises

What is hand-raises the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hand-raises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand-raise.

Words near hand-raises in the dictionary

  1. hand-picks
  2. hand-portable
  3. hand-printed
  4. hand-raise
  5. hand-raised
  6. hand-raises
  7. hand-raising
  8. hand-ridden
  9. hand-ride
  10. hand-rides
  11. hand-riding

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