open-hand

verb

To perform an action using an open hand.

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Meanings

verbopen-hand (third-person singular simple present open-hands, present participle open-handing, simple past and past participle open-handed)

present singular third person open-hands · participle present open-handing · participle past open-handed · past open-handed

  1. To perform an action using an open hand.

    Israel landed in county lockup in 1981 after open-handing a white guy in Waikiki.

    2009, Dan Kois, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Facing Future, →ISBN, page 31
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    If you face a little larger, or positive, edge, open-hand the hold, as it lets more of the skeletal system of the hand bear the brunt.

    1997, Steve Boga, Caving, →ISBN, page 111

    Often you will find yourself doing unlikely things such as crimping a sloper or open-handing a severely incut small edge.

    2011, Peter Beal, Bouldering: Movement, Tactics, and Problem Solving, →ISBN
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APA

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MLA

“open-hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-hand. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open-hand,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-hand.

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