Meaning & use
big hand
An enthusiastic round of applause given to recognize someone's effort or achievement.
See it in a sentence
Let's give the volunteers a big hand for organizing this year's charity run.
The crowd gave the retiring coach a big hand as he walked off the field one last time.
A note on using this word
This phrase almost always appears as 'give someone a big hand', an informal way of asking an audience to clap enthusiastically.
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