Hand (Verb)
Meaning 1
Place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- Hand me the scissors so I can cut this string.
- She carefully handed the valuable documents over to the security team for safekeeping.
- I need you to hand the car keys to my brother, he'll be driving tonight.
- Please hand the phone to John so he can make the call.
- The manager asked the receptionist to hand the customer's complaint over to the department head for review.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Turn In
- Commit
- Give
- Render
- Resign
- Deal
- Free
- Hand Over
- Deliver
- Release
- Trust
- Fork Up
- Give Up
- Entrust
- Confide
- Fork Out
- Slip
Related Words
Meaning 2
Guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Hand me to the front row at the concert tonight so I can get a good view.
- The usher will hand you to your seat, please follow her.
- The groom's father will hand the bride to her groom at the altar.
- The host will hand each guest to their table for dinner.
- At the awards ceremony, a presenter will hand each winner to the microphone to make a speech.