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throw hands

throw hands verb: to come to blows, fistfight.

Verb

throw hands (third-person singular simple present throws hands, present participle throwing hands, simple past threw hands, past participle thrown hands)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To come to blows, fistfight.
    • I wish I could simply throw hands with him or any of his goons, because I'd bury them, but this is all about who plays this out smarter.2012, Michael Marra, When Angels Cry
  2. (informal, intransitive) To box.

Forms of throw hands

third-person singular presentthrows hands
present participlethrowing hands
pastthrew hands
past participlethrown hands

Questions about throw hands

What does throw hands mean?
Throw hands means to come to blows, fistfight.
What part of speech is throw hands?
Throw hands is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw hands?
The past tense of throw hands is threw hands.

Words near throw hands in the dictionary

  1. throw everything at the wall and see what sticks
  2. throw for a loop
  3. throw gas on the fire
  4. throw gasoline on the fire
  5. throw good money after bad
  6. throw hands
  7. throw in
  8. throw in at the deep end
  9. throw in one's hand
  10. throw in one's lot with
  11. throw in the bark

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