"fill one's hand" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-fill one's hand.ogg [Australia] Forms: fills one's hand [present, singular, third-person], filling one's hand [participle, present], filled one's hand [participle, past], filled one's hand [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fill one's hand (third-person singular simple present fills one's hand, present participle filling one's hand, simple past and past participle filled one's hand)
  1. (US, idiomatic) To draw one's handgun, especially for an armed confrontation. Tags: US, idiomatic Synonyms: slap leather
    Sense id: en-fill_one's_hand-en-verb-EMbPhlwB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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