Pronunciation: /hænd ˈoʊvər/
noun a person's palm or the extremity of a limb
A1 I handed over the money to the cashier.
A2 She reluctantly handed over her phone to the teacher.
B1 The suspect refused to hand over his identification to the police.
B2 The company CEO decided to hand over control of the business to his son.
C1 The president will hand over power to the newly elected official next week.
C2 The artist was hesitant to hand over creative control of the project to the director.
verb to pass or give something to someone else
A1 Please hand over the pen to me.
A2 She handed over her passport at the airport security check.
B1 The detective asked the suspect to hand over any weapons.
B2 The company decided to hand over control of the project to a new team.
C1 The government was forced to hand over power to the opposition party after losing the election.
C2 The CEO reluctantly handed over the reins of the company to his successor.
formal Please hand over the document to the receptionist.
informal Hey, can you hand over the remote control?
slang Yo, dude, hand over the cash!
figurative He finally decided to hand over control of the company to his daughter.
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