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put one's hands on

put one's hands on verb: to assault.

Verb

put one's hands on (third-person singular simple present puts one's hands on, present participle putting one's hands on, simple past and past participle put one's hands on)

  1. To assault.
    • I can't believe I put my hands on him like that. I feel awful for hitting him.2008, E.N. Joy, Me, Myself and Him
    • He never physically put his hands on me though he threatened many times.2009, Michele E. Davis, On My Way to Heaven, page 59
  2. To interfere with.
    • You not supposed to put your hands on my stuff either You racist bitch!2006, Rha Goddess, Low, page 92
    • “How dare you put your hands on my things!” she screamed and growled, slapping and scratching at his face, pulling viciously on the collar of his shirt.2010, J. D. Mason, Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It: A Novel, page 84
  3. To obtain or find.
    • If he doesn't already own some helicopters, he's bound to be able to put his hands on some.”2006, William W. Johnstone, Invasion Usa: Border War
    • Any ideas where I can put my hands on some new shoes for the front and rear?2007, Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader, March 2007, page 48
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, hands.
    • He put his hands on both sides of the wall.2008, Zack Highstreet, A Plague on Both Houses, page 215

Forms of put one's hands on

third-person singular presentputs one's hands on
present participleputting one's hands on
past participleput one's hands on
pastput one's hands on

Questions about put one's hands on

What does put one's hands on mean?
Put one's hands on means to assault.
What part of speech is put one's hands on?
Put one's hands on is a verb.
What is the past tense of put one's hands on?
The past tense of put one's hands on is put one's hands on.

Words near put one's hands on in the dictionary

  1. put one's foot up someone's ass
  2. put one's hand in one's pocket
  3. put one's hand to
  4. put one's hand to the plough
  5. put one's hand up
  6. put one's hands on
  7. put one's hands together
  8. put one's hands up
  9. put one's head above the parapet
  10. put one's head in the sand
  11. put one's heart in

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