Phrase guide

hands up

intj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

intj

Meaning 1

Put your hands up (if you wish to participate).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Surrender (by raising your hands)!

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of hand up

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Welsh: dwylo i fyny — put your hands up to participate
  • Welsh: dwylo lan — put your hands up to participate
  • Arabic: اِسْتَسْلِمْ (istaslim) — surrender!
  • Armenian: ձեռքերդ վե՛ր (jeṙkʻerd vér) — surrender!
  • Belarusian: ру́кі ўве́рх! (rúki wvjérx!) — surrender!
  • Bulgarian: го́ре ръце́те! (góre rǎcéte!) — surrender!
  • Catalan: mans enlaire! — surrender!
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舉起手來! /举起手来! (jǔqǐ shǒu lái!) — surrender!
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舉起手! /举起手! (jǔqǐ shǒu!) — surrender!
  • Czech: ruce vzhůru! — surrender!
  • Czech: ruce nahoru! — surrender!
  • Danish: hænderne op! — surrender!
  • Dutch: handen omhoog! — surrender!
  • Esperanto: manojn supren — surrender!
  • Estonian: käed üles! — surrender!
  • Finnish: kädet ylös! — surrender!
  • French: haut les mains ! — surrender!
  • French: mains en l'air ! — surrender!
  • Georgian: ხელები მაღლა! (xelebi maɣla!) — surrender!
  • German: Hände hoch! — surrender!
  • Greek: ψηλά τα χέρια (psilá ta chéria) — surrender!
  • Hebrew: הָרַם יָדַיִם (harém yadáyim) — surrender!
  • Hungarian: kezeket fel! — surrender!
  • Hungarian: fel a kezekkel! — surrender!
  • Icelandic: upp með hendurnar! — surrender!
  • Irish: lámha in airde! — surrender!
  • Italian: su le mani — surrender!
  • Italian: mani in alto — surrender!
  • Japanese: 手を上げろ! (te o agero!) — surrender!
  • Korean: 손들어! (sondeureo!) — surrender!
  • Latvian: rokas augšā! — surrender!
  • Lithuanian: rankas aukštyn! — surrender!
  • Norwegian: henda i været! — surrender!
  • Norwegian: opp med henda! — surrender!
  • Polish: ręce do góry! — surrender!
  • Portuguese: mãos ao alto! — surrender!
  • Romanian: mâinile sus! — surrender!
  • Russian: ру́ки вве́рх! (rúki vvérx!) — surrender!
  • Serbo-Croatian: руке горе! — surrender!
  • Serbo-Croatian: ruke gore! — surrender!
  • Slovak: ruky hore! — surrender!
  • Slovene: roke kvišku! — surrender!
  • Spanish: ¡arriba las manos! — surrender!
  • Spanish: ¡manos arriba! (surrender) — surrender!
  • Swedish: upp med händerna! — surrender!
  • Telugu: చేతులెత్తు (cētulettu) — surrender!
  • Turkish: eller yukarı! — surrender!
  • Ukrainian: ру́ки вго́ру! (rúky vhóru!) — surrender!
  • Ukrainian: ру́ки догори́! (rúky dohorý!) — surrender!
  • Welsh: dwylo i fyny — surrender!
  • Welsh: dwylo lan — surrender!
  • Welsh: codwch nhw — surrender!
  • Welsh: coda nhw — surrender!