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ran hands

ran hands is the simple past of run hands.

Meaning of run hands

Verb

run hands (third-person singular simple present runs hands, present participle running hands, simple past ran hands, past participle run hands)

  1. (slang) To start a physical altercation; to fight physically, as opposed to fighting verbally (i.e. arguing).
    • Can you run them hands like you run that mouth?
    Synonyms:
    scrap

Questions about ran hands

What is ran hands the simple past of?
Ran hands is the simple past of run hands.

Words near ran hands in the dictionary

  1. ran for the exercise
  2. ran for the hills
  3. ran from the tongue
  4. ran game
  5. ran game on
  6. ran hands
  7. ran high
  8. ran hot
  9. ran hot and cold
  10. ran in
  11. ran in the family

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