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Definition of Hand over
1. Verb. To surrender someone or something to another. "Fork over the money"
Generic synonyms: Give, Hand, Pass, Pass On, Reach, Turn Over
Specialized synonyms: Bail, Give Away
Derivative terms: Deliverer, Delivery, Handover
Definition of Hand over
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone; overgive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand Over
Literary usage of Hand over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Sailor's Garland by John Masefield (1908)
"... I'll go no more a-roving With you, fair maid.1 hand over HAND (hand over HAND)
A HANDY ship, and a handy crew, Handy, my boys, so handy ; A handy ship, ..."
2. Annual Reportby American-Scandinavian Foundation by American-Scandinavian Foundation (1916)
"... AND MONOGRAPHS) Income Sustaining Associates and Sundry Sales Contribution by
Charles S. Peterson Increased stock on hand over 1919 Appropriation from ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"He built up a connection among the thieves, offering to sell any goods brought
to him, and to hand over the proceeds less a commission. ..."
4. The Constitutional Antiquities of Sparta and Athens by Gustav Gilbert (1895)
"They had to hand over to the landlords £ of the produce of the patch of ground
which they with their wives and children cultivated. ..."
5. The History of the Popes, from the Close of the Middle Ages: Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor, Frederick Ignatius Antrobus, Ralph Francis Kerr (1891)
"... for he asked the Pope to hand over to him the March of Ancona and other
territories of the Church.* Calixtus, however, was not prepared to sacrifice his ..."
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