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hands up
hands up
hands up
A direction or order to hold one's hands high, as in
Hands up or I'll shoot!
This imperative is used by police officers and criminals so that they can see if someone is holding a weapon. [Second half of 1800s]
See also:
hand
,
up
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Curran
['kʌrən]
Weldon
WEL-dən
English
Marjatta
MAHR-yaht-tah
Finnish
Hallvar&Eth;R
-
Ancient Scandinavian
Zohar
-
Hebrew
Meinrad
MIEN-raht
(German)
German, Ancient Germanic
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