openhand

verb — 2 senses

openhand

verb

Etymology From open + hand.

1

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

To be openhanded.

Only in the form "openhand it"

  • 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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