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hands away

hands away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand away.

Meaning of hand away

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To give up or give away for a price that is too low; to squander.
    • We have an advantage, you shouldn't just hand it away.

Questions about hands away

What is hands away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hands away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand away.

Words near hands away in the dictionary

  1. handropes
  2. handrub
  3. handrubs
  4. hands
  5. hands around
  6. hands away
  7. hands back
  8. hands down
  9. hands in
  10. hands in cookie jars
  11. hands in one's checks

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