throw up one's hands

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Definitions of throw up one's hands words

noun throw up one's hands the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 1
noun throw up one's hands the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 1
noun throw up one's hands a terminal prehensile part, as the chela of a crustacean, or, in falconry, the foot of a falcon. 1
noun throw up one's hands something resembling a hand in shape or function, as various types of pointers: the hands of a clock. 1
noun throw up one's hands index (def 8). 1
noun throw up one's hands a person employed in manual labor or for general duties; worker; laborer: a factory hand; a ranch hand. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Hand, Old Norse hǫnd, Gothic handus

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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