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hand over

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.06 sec.
hand someone or something over (to someone or something)
to deliver someone or something to someone or a group; to relinquish someone or something to someone or a group. The kidnappers handed the child over to the go-between. All right, hand over the hostage!
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hand something over

to give something (to someone); to relinquish something (to someone); to turn something over (to someone). Come on, John! Hand over my wallet. Please hand this over to the guard.
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hand over somebody/something also hand somebody/something over
to give someone or something to someone else The prisoners were handed over to the marshals to be taken to another jail to serve their sentences. The old man handed his passport over.
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