throw up one’s hand in despair

throw Verb

— When you throw an object, you make it fly through the air using your hands. Jim can throw a ball over his house. Jill throws with her left hand. She threw the potato peels in the trash can. My resume was thrown in the waste basket. Jill said she was throwing Jim's love letters away.

up Preposition

— Toward the top or toward the sky. The balloon went up.

up Adjective

— In a high position. The flag is up. — . It was an up day. — optimistic. He is feeling up. — Put in trust, entrusted. It is up to you. — ing, occurring. What’s up? They act like something is up. — . Something is up with him. — Planning, plotting mischief. He is up to something. — ed. It is all up with them.

up Noun

— State of being up, often with down. Life has its ups and downs.

up Verb

— Increase, increment. We upped the dosage.

hand Noun

— Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb. Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand. — Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is. The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.

hand Verb

— If I hand you something, I give it to you. Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

despair Noun

— Despair is the opposite of hope.