hand-upn.

Brit.

/ˈhandʌp/, U.S.

/ˈhændˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., up adv.¹

Etymology: < hand n. + up adv.¹With sense 2 compare hand-upper n., hands-upper n., hands-up adj. 2, and later hensopper n.

a. An act of assistance provided by one person to another to help him or her climb on to something, or move to a higher place or a standing position, by using a hand or hands to pull up and support his or her weight. Frequently in to give (a person) a hand up. Cf. to give (a person) a leg up at leg up n. 1.

ΚΠ

1851 Bentley's Misc. 29 360 The fat man has been pitched off the grey cob... Another gives him a hand up, and he gallops away.

1884 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island xx. 164 ‘Who'll give me a hand up?’ he roared. Not a man among us moved. Growling the foulest imprecations, he crawled along the sand till he..could hoist himself again upon his crutch.

1936 Horn Bk. Mag. May 177 A choice perch on a lower bough was hastily vacated and she was offered a hand up which she did not need.

1956 Catholic Digest May 41/2 The ladder was aluminum, and slippery, and I needed a hand up to get myself inside my first airplane.

1996 B. D. Smith Never Lady 312 Victor sat in the ponycart... He gave her a hand up, and she settled beside him on the narrow seat.

2010 Fayetteville (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 11 July Boom!, down we went on our butts. We took a second to shake the cobwebs out, then Hymes stood, grinned at me and gave me a hand up.

b. figurative. An act of assistance or aid (typically in the form of practical advice or support) given to a person or persons in order to help them improve their circumstances; a helping hand. Cf. pull-up n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > helping > an act of helping

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1871 J. McCarthy Lady Judith in Galaxy Mar. 330 I take him to be a sharp, quick, deep fellow... I offered to give him a hand-up if he would settle here.

1905 S. J. Reid Mem. Sir Wemyss Reid Introd. p. xxiv A literary man, he was..never so happy as when giving a hand-up to a new writer or a young journalist.

1956 Billboard 6 Oct. 19/3 I have long believed there exists through the nation an untapped talent source among thousands of entertainers who need a hand up.

2006 Big Issue Christmas 17/4 I believe passionately that The Big Issue is about giving people a hand up, not a hand out. It's not about keeping people on the streets—it's about helping them move on.

2. South African. = hands-upper n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > defeated or conquered > [noun] > one who surrenders

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1902 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1901 629/2 The Boers who had accepted British sovereignty at various times since the fall of Bloemfontein and Pretoria, contemptuously called ‘handups’ by the others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hand-up
释义	hand-upn. Brit. /ˈhandʌp/, U.S. /ˈhændˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., up adv.¹ Etymology: < hand n. + up adv.¹With sense 2 compare hand-upper n., hands-upper n., hands-up adj. 2, and later hensopper n. 1. a. An act of assistance provided by one person to another to help him or her climb on to something, or move to a higher place or a standing position, by using a hand or hands to pull up and support his or her weight. Frequently in to give (a person) a hand up. Cf. to give (a person) a leg up at leg up n. 1. ΚΠ 1851 Bentley's Misc. 29 360 The fat man has been pitched off the grey cob... Another gives him a hand up, and he gallops away. 1884 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island xx. 164 ‘Who'll give me a hand up?’ he roared. Not a man among us moved. Growling the foulest imprecations, he crawled along the sand till he..could hoist himself again upon his crutch. 1936 Horn Bk. Mag. May 177 A choice perch on a lower bough was hastily vacated and she was offered a hand up which she did not need. 1956 Catholic Digest May 41/2 The ladder was aluminum, and slippery, and I needed a hand up to get myself inside my first airplane. 1996 B. D. Smith Never Lady 312 Victor sat in the ponycart... He gave her a hand up, and she settled beside him on the narrow seat. 2010 Fayetteville (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 11 July Boom!, down we went on our butts. We took a second to shake the cobwebs out, then Hymes stood, grinned at me and gave me a hand up. b. figurative. An act of assistance or aid (typically in the form of practical advice or support) given to a person or persons in order to help them improve their circumstances; a helping hand. Cf. pull-up n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > helping > an act of helping helpa1300 servicea1413 assist1597 hand-up1871 1871 J. McCarthy Lady Judith in Galaxy Mar. 330 I take him to be a sharp, quick, deep fellow... I offered to give him a hand-up if he would settle here. 1905 S. J. Reid Mem. Sir Wemyss Reid Introd. p. xxiv A literary man, he was..never so happy as when giving a hand-up to a new writer or a young journalist. 1956 Billboard 6 Oct. 19/3 I have long believed there exists through the nation an untapped talent source among thousands of entertainers who need a hand up. 2006 Big Issue Christmas 17/4 I believe passionately that The Big Issue is about giving people a hand up, not a hand out. It's not about keeping people on the streets—it's about helping them move on. 2. South African. = hands-upper n. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > defeated or conquered > [noun] > one who surrenders yielder1598 capitulator1611 capitulant1747 hands-upper1901 hand-upper1901 hand-up1902 hensopper1960 1902 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1901 629/2 The Boers who had accepted British sovereignty at various times since the fall of Bloemfontein and Pretoria, contemptuously called ‘handups’ by the others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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