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open-hand

open-hand verb: to perform an action using an open hand.

Verb

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

  1. To perform an action using an open hand.
    • If you face a little larger, or positive, edge, open-hand the hold, as it lets more of the skeletal system of the hand bear the brunt.1997, Steve Boga, Caving, →ISBN, page 111
    • Israel landed in county lockup in 1981 after open-handing a white guy in Waikiki.2009, Dan Kois, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future, →ISBN, page 31

Forms of open-hand

third-person singular presentopen-hands
present participleopen-handing
past participleopen-handed
pastopen-handed

Questions about open-hand

What does open-hand mean?
Open-hand means to perform an action using an open hand.
What part of speech is open-hand?
Open-hand is a verb.
What is the past tense of open-hand?
The past tense of open-hand is open-handed.

Words near open-hand in the dictionary

  1. open-field
  2. open-field system
  3. open-field systems
  4. open-field test
  5. open-field tests
  6. open-hand
  7. open-handed
  8. open-handedly
  9. open-handedness
  10. open-handing
  11. open-hands

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