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hands up

  • /hæn(d)ˈzʌp/
  • /hæːn(d)ˈzʌp/
  • /ˈhæn(d)zʌp/
  • /ˈhæːn(d)zʌp/

interjection hands up !

  1. idiomatic Put your hands up (if you wish to participate).
  2. idiomatic Surrender (by raising your hands)!

    Similar: reach for the sky, stick 'em up

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of hand up

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intj surrender!

Español¡arriba las manos!, ¡manos arriba! surrender
한국어손들어! sondeureo!
日本語手を上げろ! te o agero!
中文舉起手來! /举起手来! jǔqǐ shǒu lái!, 舉起手! /举起手! jǔqǐ shǒu!
Portuguêsmãos ao alto!
Françaishaut les mains !, mains en l'air !
DeutschHände hoch!
Italianosu le mani, mani in alto
Ελληνικάψηλά τα χέρια psilá ta chéria
Românămâinile sus!
Русскийру́ки вве́рх! rúki vvérx!
العربيةاِسْتَسْلِمْ istaslim
עבריתהָרַם יָדַיִם harém yadáyim

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@misc{hands_up_2026,
  title = {hands up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hands%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}