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handed up

handed up is the simple past and past participle of hand up.

Meaning of hand up

Verb

hand up (third-person singular simple present hands up, present participle handing up, simple past and past participle handed up)

  1. (transitive) To deliver an indictment (e.g. to a judge).

Questions about handed up

What is handed up the simple past and past participle of?
Handed up is the simple past and past participle of hand up.

Words near handed up in the dictionary

  1. handed out
  2. handed round
  3. handed someone his hat
  4. handed someone their cards
  5. handed something out like candy
  6. handed up
  7. handedly
  8. handedness
  9. handednesses
  10. handedst
  11. handegg

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