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PRONUNCIATION OF GLAD-HAND

glad-hand  [ˈɡlædˌhænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLAD-HAND

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Glad-Hand is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glad-hand in English.

WHAT DOES GLAD-HAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of glad-hand in the English dictionary

The definition of glad-hand in the dictionary is to shake hands with someone, usually a lot of people, esp at a political or public event.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLAD-HAND

PRESENT

Present
I glad-hand
you glad-hand
he/she/it glad-hands
we glad-hand
you glad-hand
they glad-hand
Present continuous
I am glad-handing
you are glad-handing
he/she/it is glad-handing
we are glad-handing
you are glad-handing
they are glad-handing
Present perfect
I have glad-handed
you have glad-handed
he/she/it has glad-handed
we have glad-handed
you have glad-handed
they have glad-handed
Present perfect continuous
I have been glad-handing
you have been glad-handing
he/she/it has been glad-handing
we have been glad-handing
you have been glad-handing
they have been glad-handing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I glad-handed
you glad-handed
he/she/it glad-handed
we glad-handed
you glad-handed
they glad-handed
Past continuous
I was glad-handing
you were glad-handing
he/she/it was glad-handing
we were glad-handing
you were glad-handing
they were glad-handing
Past perfect
I had glad-handed
you had glad-handed
he/she/it had glad-handed
we had glad-handed
you had glad-handed
they had glad-handed
Past perfect continuous
I had been glad-handing
you had been glad-handing
he/she/it had been glad-handing
we had been glad-handing
you had been glad-handing
they had been glad-handing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will glad-hand
you will glad-hand
he/she/it will glad-hand
we will glad-hand
you will glad-hand
they will glad-hand
Future continuous
I will be glad-handing
you will be glad-handing
he/she/it will be glad-handing
we will be glad-handing
you will be glad-handing
they will be glad-handing
Future perfect
I will have glad-handed
you will have glad-handed
he/she/it will have glad-handed
we will have glad-handed
you will have glad-handed
they will have glad-handed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been glad-handing
you will have been glad-handing
he/she/it will have been glad-handing
we will have been glad-handing
you will have been glad-handing
they will have been glad-handing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would glad-hand
you would glad-hand
he/she/it would glad-hand
we would glad-hand
you would glad-hand
they would glad-hand
Conditional continuous
I would be glad-handing
you would be glad-handing
he/she/it would be glad-handing
we would be glad-handing
you would be glad-handing
they would be glad-handing
Conditional perfect
I would have glad-hand
you would have glad-hand
he/she/it would have glad-hand
we would have glad-hand
you would have glad-hand
they would have glad-hand
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been glad-handing
you would have been glad-handing
he/she/it would have been glad-handing
we would have been glad-handing
you would have been glad-handing
they would have been glad-handing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you glad-hand
we let´s glad-hand
you glad-hand
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to glad-hand
Past participle
glad-handed
Present Participle
glad-handing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLAD-HAND


aforehand
əˈfɔːˌhænd
backhand
ˈbækˌhænd
barehand
ˈbɛəˌhænd
beforehand
bɪˈfɔːˌhænd
behindhand
bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd
chamberhand
ˈtʃeɪmbəˌhænd
cowhand
ˈkaʊˌhænd
deckhand
ˈdɛkˌhænd
dockhand
ˈdɒkˌhænd
flyhand
ˈflaɪˌhænd
forehand
ˈfɔːˌhænd
greenhand
ˈɡriːnˌhænd
hand
hænd
longhand
ˈlɒŋˌhænd
overhand
ˈəʊvəˌhænd
shorthand
ˈʃɔːtˌhænd
sleevehand
ˈsliːvˌhænd
stagehand
ˈsteɪdʒˌhænd
stonehand
ˈstəʊnˌhænd
underhand
ˈʌndəˌhænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLAD-HAND

glad
glad eye
glad hand
glad rags
glad tidings
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
by hand
first hand
first-hand
four-in-hand
hand in hand
hand-to-hand
in hand
Jharkhand
left-hand
on hand
out of hand
right-hand
second hand
second-hand
the upper hand
to 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

庆幸手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glad-hand
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

سعيدة اليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рад рук
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contente - mão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনন্দিত সরাসরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heureux à la main
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gembira
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glad- 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
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vui tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंदाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıcak karşılamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contento mano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cieszę ręki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радий рук
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bucuros de mână
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 - hands
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glad - hånd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glad-hand

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAD-HAND»

The term «glad-hand» is normally little used and occupies the 109.315 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

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glad-hand» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glad-hand» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAD-HAND»

Discover the use of glad-hand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glad-hand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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 ...
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
9
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
10
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

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAD-HAND»

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1
Hilary Clinton and Bill Clinton used ropes to string up the press …
... 12-year-old Chelsea Clinton are left with a wide space around them, cherry-picking supporters from the sidelines to march out and glad-hand ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Clinton Campaign Corrals Media During Parade
While the circus aspect of the event at times overshadowed Clinton's time at the parade, the candidate did glad-hand with many supporters and ... «WIBW, Jul 15»
3
Presidential candidates campaign in July Fourth parades
... become a tradition for politicians seeking the White House, giving them a chance to boost their name recognition and glad-hand with voters. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
BC-SC--South Carolina News Digest, SC
... politicians seeking the White House, giving them a chance to boost their name recognition and glad-hand with voters. By Kathleen Ronayne. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
5
America celebrates 239th birthday at Hyatt Erawan
Meanwhile in Singapore, Coconuts staffers were free to mill about and glad-hand with everyone including Ambassador Kirk Wagar. At least it ... «Coconuts Bangkok, Jul 15»
6
Bianchi: If O'Leary gets UCF into the Big 12, he should be AD for life
... they attend cocktail parties and glad-hand donors so they'll write a check to build the new student-athlete tutoring lab and smoothie bar. «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Marijuana Legalization 2015: Rand Paul Courts Marijuana Investors …
But that doesn't mean Paul is about to pin a pot leaf to his lapel or glad-hand at Denver pot shops. Reporters weren't permitted to attend his ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
8
CarmelFest 2015: Parade pays tribute to McClure brothers' service
Dick, 84, also joined his brothers on an honor flight in September 2014. “This glad-hand business has been going on for a year now,” Bob said. «Current in Carmel, Jun 15»
9
City People: the feuds, the faces and the farcical
However, the party-loving MP could not resist the opportunity to glad-hand City folk at the Financial Times' summer party on Tuesday evening. «The Times, Jun 15»
10
Free trade — a litmus test for labor
Or do they ensure that business and the one-percenters pay their fair share? Do they go to union events and glad-hand? Or do they walk the ... «Nwlaborpress, Jun 15»

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