put one's hand up

verb

To raise one's hand (various senses).

“OK, I'll put my hand up to stealing the car, but not to robbing the off-licence.”

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Meanings

verbput one's hand up (third-person singular simple present puts one's hand up, present participle putting one's hand up, simple past and past participle put one's hand up)

present singular third person puts one's hand up · participle present putting one's hand up · alternative put up one's hand

  1. To raise one's hand (various senses).
  2. colloquialTo confess or admit (to something).

    OK, I'll put my hand up to stealing the car, but not to robbing the off-licence.

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APA

put one's hand up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20hand%20up

MLA

“put one's hand up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20hand%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put one's hand up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20hand%20up.

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