hand on

verb

1. tr, adverb to pass to the next in a succession

Idioms and Phrases

Turn over to another, as in When you've read it, please hand it on to Sam . This term can also be used in the sense of “bequeath” (see hand down , def. 1). [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

A friend of the accuser said Hegseth had placed a hand on her leg at the hotel bar, and that the alleged victim intervened to prevent Hegseth from making more passes at her after she told him the contact was unwelcome.

From Salon

On the one hand, enough copper ions must be on hand; on the other, the concentration of free copper ions in the cytoplasm must be kept very low to avoid undesired side effects.

From Science Daily

“And then I started working, and at some moment I just put my hand on the piano and I went” — the composer hums a rising-falling bass line.

From Los Angeles Times

On one occasion he was shot in the hand, on another he suffered eye injuries after being doused in pepper spray.

From BBC

Rookie Caleb Williams did all the hard work with a great drive to set-up the field goal, but Green Bay got a hand on it to earn a 20-19 victory and an 11th straight win over the Bears.

From BBC

Related Words

• address
• broadcast
• carry
• conduct
• convey
• disseminate
• impart
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• relay
• spread
• transfer
• translate
• transport