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hand over

verb

  1. to surrender possession of; transfer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a transfer or surrender

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Idioms and Phrases

Release or relinquish to another's possession or control. For example, You may as well hand over the money, or He decided to hand the store over to his children. [c. 1800] For a synonym, see turn over, def. 5.
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The MP was then alleged to have moved behind her and cupped her breasts with his hands over her clothing.

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He had earlier been told that the body would be handed over by Sunday, after the 72 hours it normally takes to complete DNA matching.

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"They told us there were three reasons - because we were in a closed military zone, that we refused to hand over our passports and that we refused to leave the area," she said.

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It is a big deal for the US to share what has been described as the "crown jewel" of its defence technology, and no small thing for the UK to hand over engine blueprints either.

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He said he had no intention to hand over the data to anyone else.

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