glad-hand

Also found in: Idioms.

glad-hand

(glăd′hănd′)
v. glad-hand·ed, glad-hand·ing, glad-hands Informal
v.tr.
To extend a glad hand to: presidential hopefuls glad-handing the factory workers.
v.intr.
To extend a glad hand: was whistle-stopping and glad-handing for the last five months.

glad′-hand′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

glad-hand


Past participle: glad-handed
Gerund: glad-handing

Imperative
glad-hand
glad-hand
Present
I glad-hand
you glad-hand
he/she/it glad-hands
we glad-hand
you glad-hand
they glad-hand
Preterite
I glad-handed
you glad-handed
he/she/it glad-handed
we glad-handed
you glad-handed
they glad-handed
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
Past Conditional
I would have glad-handed
you would have glad-handed
he/she/it would have glad-handed
we would have glad-handed
you would have glad-handed
they would have glad-handed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations

glad-hand

[ˈglædhænd] VT (hum) → estrechar (con entusiasmo fingido) la mano de
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Mentioned in
References in periodicals archive
In fact, since he took the job, he's been more than happy to give speeches and glad-hand attendees at right-leaning meetings of the Granite State Taxpayers, the tea party-inspired Rochester 912 and a whole host of GOP gatherings and fundraisers.
To eliminate risk and human error while ensuring worker safety and increasing loading and unloading efficiency, Salvo glad-hand dock safety systems interlock a trailer's air brakes with the dock door, preventing drive aways.
Clearly taken aback by the crowd's rabid response, Watt left the stage with a huge smile, happy to glad-hand everyone in the building.
Played by Stoll, Wyshak is unimpressed by Connolly's attempt to glad-hand him with favors and can't be dissuaded by the agent's double talk about his lead informant: Whitey Bulger.
Baker in the street to say hello -- one woman shouted down the block, "Go, Baker!'' A construction worker walked over to glad-hand the strikingly tall man, and a few others honked their horns, yelling out car windows at stop lights in support of the politician just over a week before the Nov.
Money-spinning friendlies against European giants in America's biggest stadiums in Denver (76,000) s (90,000) and Ann Arbor (115,00) will follow, but while Van Gaal will glad-hand sponsors and suitors, he's there to learn about a squad and club about which he has little inside knowledge.
Better now to stick to the EU money and let city chiefs glad-hand his way round the IFB and hope someone wants to invest their cash here.
So you go out there and you put your clown nose on, and you glad-hand."
Once the trailer brake glad-hand is set, the glad-hand key is released allowing the loading dock door to be opened.
Maybe you're thinking today that it's time to reassess, and to glad-hand the glad-handers, no matter where they're from.
His refusal to glad-hand the odious Robert Mugabe shows good judgement.
I went to this annual family reunion to glad-hand, while my colleagues worked.
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.