hand over

verb

1. to surrender possession of; transfer

noun

1. a transfer or surrender

Idioms and Phrases

Release or relinquish to another's possession or control. For example, You may as well hand over the money , or He decided to hand the store over to his children . [c. 1800] For a synonym, see turn over , def. 5.

Example Sentences

Redemption and revenge for Carsley, along with a list of positives he can hand over to Tuchel, came in the shape this stylish win here in Greece, where the vast crowd inside Athens' Olympic Stadium was silent – not to mention largely absent – by the end of England’s 3-0 win.

From BBC

Other aspects include, once those leaders are given temporary powers to represent us—we hand over our sovereignty to them for a temporary period to represent us—they’re constrained by checks and balances, by the rule of law, and by the protection of individual rights in order to ensure that, at the end of the day, our granting to them of our sovereignty as “we, the people,” is temporary and we get to take it back at the end of their term in office.

From Slate

While Howie Long, Jay Glazer, Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson and Rob Gronkowski placed their hands over their hearts, Strahan had his arms draped in front of him with one hand over the other.

From Los Angeles Times

“By the time I looked up from that moment, all my Fox guys had their hands over their hearts, the national anthem’s playing. I somewhat panic and I’m like, ‘Do I be the fool that puts his hand over his heart after or do I just stand here with my hand in front of me respectfully?’

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Strahan says he wasn’t trying to make a statement when he stood without his hand over his heart while the national anthem played during a “Fox NFL Sunday” broadcast at Naval Base San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abandon
• cede
• deliver
• donate
• entrust
• give up
• hand
• leave
• present
• provide
• relinquish
• supply
• surrender
• transfer
• turn over