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openhand en · VERB

Etymology

From open + hand.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To hit with an open hand.
   • He then openhanded him again, and Stossel went down and was nearly crying for his mum. 2002, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Robert Picarello, In The Pit With Piper, →ISBN, page 146:
2. (qualifier:only in the form "openhand it") To be openhanded.
   • You are caring parents who love your family; and you alone can make the decision to tighten your purse strings or to go on openhanding it. 1992, Shirley Cook, Grown-up Kids, →ISBN, page 71:

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