put one’s hands up
English
Alternative forms
- put one's hand up
Verb
put 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)
- To raise one's hands.
- To surrender.
- (colloquial, with 'to') To confess or admit (to something).
- OK, I'll put my hands up to stealing the car, but not to robbing the off-licence.
Anagrams
- put up one's hands