openhand
openhand verb: to hit with an open hand.
Verb
openhand (third-person singular simple present openhands, present participle openhanding, simple past and past participle openhanded)
- To hit with an open hand.
- He then openhanded him again, and Stossel went down and was nearly crying for his mum.2002, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Robert Picarello, In The Pit With Piper, →ISBN, page 146
- To be openhanded.
- You are caring parents who love your family; and you alone can make the decision to tighten your purse strings or to go on openhanding it.1992, Shirley Cook, Grown-up Kids, →ISBN, page 71
Forms of openhand
| third-person singular present | openhands |
|---|---|
| present participle | openhanding |
| past participle | openhanded |
| past | openhanded |
Origin of openhand
From open + hand.
Questions about openhand
- What does openhand mean?
- Openhand means to hit with an open hand.
- What part of speech is openhand?
- Openhand is a verb.
- What is the past tense of openhand?
- The past tense of openhand is openhanded.
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