Hand Over (Verb)
Meaning
To surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The police ordered the kidnapper to hand over his hostage in exchange for leniency in sentencing.
- She refused to hand over the important documents to her rival until the deal was finalized.
- After being surrounded by the enemy forces, the besieged troops decided to hand over the city to avoid further bloodshed.
- The negotiator mediated a deal for the pirates to hand over the stolen cargo in exchange for a reduced sentence.
- The fugitive was finally forced to hand over himself at the US-Canada border.