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hand - noun

  1. Approval expressed by clapping: applause, ovation, plaudit. See praise.
  2. The act or an instance of helping: abetment, aid, assist, assistance, help, relief, succor, support. See help.
  3. One who labors: laborer, operative, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman. See work.
  4. The particular angle from which something is considered: angle, aspect, facet, frame of reference, light, phase, regard, respect, side. See perspective.
  5. One of two or more contrasted parts or places identified by its location with respect to a center: flank, side. See place.

hand - verb

  1. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, give, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See give.
  2. To cause to be transferred from one to another. convey, pass, transmit. See give.

hand down - phrasal verb

  1. To convey (something) from one generation to the next: bequeath, hand on, pass(along or on), transmit. See give.
  2. To deliver (an indictment or verdict, for example): render, return. See law.

hand on - phrasal verb

  1. To convey (something) from one generation to the next: bequeath, hand down, pass(along or on), transmit. See give.

hand out - phrasal verb

  1. To pass (something) out: circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute. See collect.
  2. To make a gift of: bestow, give(away), present. See give.
  3. To present as a gift to a charity or cause: bestow, contribute, donate, give. See give.

hand over - phrasal verb

  1. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, give, hand, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See give.
  2. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance: commend, commit, confide, consign, entrust, give(over), relegate, trust, turn over. See give.
  3. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield. See keep.