put one's hands up

verb

To raise one's hands.

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

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Meanings

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

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

  1. To raise one's hands.
  2. To surrender.
  3. colloquialTo confess or admit (to something).

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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