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Meaning of "glad hand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLAD HAND

glad hand play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLAD HAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glad hand is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES GLAD HAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of glad hand in the English dictionary

The first definition of glad hand in the dictionary is a welcoming hand. Other definition of glad hand is a welcome. Glad hand is also to welcome by or as if by offering a hand.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLAD HAND

glad
glad eye
glad rags
glad tidings
glad-hand
Gladbeck
gladded
gladden
gladdener
gladder
gladdest
gladdie
gladding
gladdon
glade
gladelike
gladful
gladfulness
gladiate
gladiator

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLAD HAND

a free hand
a heavy hand
at first hand
at hand
at second hand
by hand
come to hand
first hand
from hand to hand
hand
hand in hand
hat in hand
helping hand
in hand
on hand
out of hand
second hand
take in hand
the upper hand
to hand
upper hand

Synonyms and antonyms of glad hand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glad hand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLAD HAND

Find out the translation of glad hand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glad hand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glad hand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

欢迎手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mano contento
570 millions of speakers

English

glad hand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुशी है कि हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ومن ناحية سعيدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рад рука
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mão contente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুখী হাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

main content
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gembira tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

froh Hand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

喜んで手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다행 손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bungah banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tay vui mừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியான கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंदी हात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sevindirici el
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mano contento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zadowolony rękę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радий рука
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mână bucuros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευτυχής χέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bly hand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glad handen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glad hånd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glad hand

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAD HAND»

The term «glad hand» is regularly used and occupies the 97.483 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAD HAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glad hand

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAD HAND»

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Glad Hand Saloon
When a mutilated body is discovered in the alley behind a Palm Springs gay bar, the Glad Hand Saloon becomes the epicenter of an investigation by a detective whose name--Kind--hardly matches his ambition to nail the killer.
Steve Scott, 2009
2
West Side Story: A Musical
GLAD HAND (Beaming) All right, boys and girls! Attention, please! (Hum of talk) Attention! (Krupke appears behind Glad Hand: the talk stops) Thank you. It sure is a fine turn-out tonight. (Ad libs from the kids) We want you to make friends here, ...
Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, 1972
3
School bus and dump truck collision, Central Bridge, New ...
The trailer supply glad hand had been plumbed into the parking brake circuit of the third axle, and the trailer service glad hand had been plumbed into the service delivery line behind the third axle's relay valve. Both of the glad hands were ...
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Maintenance Instructions, Organizational Maintenance: M977 ...
Brake and Air System Maintenance Instructions (Cont) a. Removal. FRONT GLAD HANDS REAR GLAD HAND NOTE All glad hands are removed in the same manner except right front glad hand has straight nipple instead of 90 degree elbow.
‎1987
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Maintenance instructions, organizational maintenance: M977 ...
GLAD HAND REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. This task covers: a. Removal c. Follow- on Maintenance b. Installation INITIAL SETUP Models All Test Equipment None Special Tools None Supplies Compound, sealing, pipe thread, Item 18, ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1988
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Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native
An overdone friendly handshake can be called a "glad hand." Generally, a "glad hand" kind of greeting is regarded as insincere, and sometimes as offensive. a. The politician spent all day glad handing the crowd at the shopping center. b.
Boye Lafayette De Mente, 2007
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Operator's manual, truck 5-ton, 6X6, M939 series (diesel): ...
(2) Remove glad-hand covers (3). Install tire inflation gage (10) and hose (4) assembly coupling (5) to the left-front emergency trailer air glad-hand (l) to inflate front tires and right-rear emergency trailer glad-hand (l) to inflate rear tires.
United States. Dept. of the Army, United States. Dept. of the Air Force, 1982
8
Deaf Side Story: Deaf Sharks, Hearing Jets, and a Classic ...
With Christopher now ensconced as Chino, the show suddenly lacks — again — a Glad Hand. On the advice of Chuck Nash, Diane contacts April Garvey, a high school junior at ISD who, so far, has not expressed any particular interest in the ...
Mark Rigney, 2003
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Chambers concise dictionary
[Early 20c] glad hand >n (usu the glad hand) US. often ironic a handshake of welcome or of effusive greeting (generally to a stranger or a group of strangers). > v (glad-hand) to extend the glad hand to someone. [19c] □ glad-hander n.
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Settled Out of Court: The Social Process of Insurance Claims ...
To be an adjuster, one must be courteous, diplomatic, shrewd, an expert jollier, of equable temper, slow to anger, a Sherlock Holmes, up-to-date, good looking ( with honest eyes and a glad hand), a good memory, good cigars, business ...
Hugh Laurence Ross, 1970

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAD HAND»

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COAS says welcomes surrendering Baloch rebels
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif, says the military give a glad hand to all those who have finally made up their ... «SAMAA TV, Jul 15»
2
Rich Stevens: US Open at Greenbrier could work, but it wouldn't be …
If Justice is elected governor in 2016, he'll be in good position to glad hand but potentially create enemies who would want nothing better than ... «Charleston Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Only one who loves Chris Christie ... is Chris Christie
He does not swing at big chequebooks or institutions, certainly nothing solid enough to bruise the glad hand. And, when this is all over, if no ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
4
Just Say “No” to This New 'Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival' Tease
In Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival, this Glad Hand (Benjamin Michael Marsh) rallies this class of cheery Applicants (Alexis Brandt, Natalie Castillo, ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»
5
Chris Christie has one big fan — and his name is Chris Christie
He doesn't swing at big checkbooks or institutions, certainly nothing solid enough to bruise the glad hand. And, when this is all over, if no ... «Raw Story, Jun 15»
6
What Dr. Elson S. Floyd means to Washington State University
Frequently, when university presidents glad hand, the interactions seem hollow or even forced. You never felt that way with E-Flo. His genuine ... «CougCenter, Jun 15»
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ARTS: Review of 'West Side Story' by Tulsa Project Theatre
And Sean Patrick Rooney makes the detective Schrank as much a figure of menacing authority as he portrays the chaperone Glad Hand as a ... «Tulsa World, Jun 15»
8
First Book Festival
... will read with Rachel Mennies, winner of the 2013 Walt McDonald First-Book Prize in Poetry for "The Glad Hand of God Points Backward.". «Penn State News, Mar 15»
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Imran gives glad hand to Qadri's clever decision
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has given a glad hand to Pakistan Awami Tehreek for synching its 'Inqalab March' with the ... «SAMAA TV, Aug 14»

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