throw hands

English

Verb

throw hands (third-person singular simple present throws hands, present participle throwing hands, simple past threw hands, past participle thrown hands)

1. (informal, intransitive) To come to blows, fistfight.
   • 2012, Michael Marra, When Angels Cry:

     I wish I could simply throw hands with him or any of his goons, because I'd bury them, but this is all about who plays this out smarter.

2. (informal, intransitive) To box.

See also

• catch hands (slang)
• run hands (slang)

Anagrams

• Handsworth