flat hand
Fingers extended, aligned
A flat hand is a hand held with fingers extended and together, palm facing outward or downward—the position used for slapping, pressing, or signaling stop.
In martial arts, a flat hand strike uses the palm or edge rather than a fist.
She held up a flat hand to silence the room.
- palmHand's flat interior
- open palmHand held flat, exposed
- slapOpen-handed blow
- openNot closed
- spreadTo distribute widely
fingers · smack · palm strike · gesture · spanking · surface · press · push · blade · paddle · swat · high-five · high five · patting · smooth · level · outstretched · karate
- hand positionsfist, cupping, grasp, clasp, finger position
- hand drawingsketching, clenched fist, shading, shadows, highlights
- bridge handstwo-suiter, powerhouse, rock crusher
- Fingerspellingfingerspelling, ASL alphabet, handshapes, letter formation, finger spelling
- Rock Paper Scissorsrock, roshambo, shoot, throw, round
hand configuration
flat handfist
Tightly closed hand
clenched fist · raised fist · closed hand · cupped hand · claw hand
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