Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: hand out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).

Transitive verb

verb

To help (someone) from a vehicle.

verb

To try to impress (someone) with deceptions.

Slang

phrase

a player is out

Slang

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: give out, pass out, send out"
"Homer’s entrepreneurial spirit proves altogether overly infectious. Homer gives Barney a pep talk when he encounters him dressed up like a baby handing out fliers (Barney in humiliating costumes=always funny) and it isn’t long until Barney has purchased a truck of his own and set up shop as the Plow King."
"‘Lydgate has a lot of ideas […],’ resumed Mr Brooke, after he had handed out Lady Chettam, and had returned to be civil to a group of Middlemarchers."
"He jumped onto the deck and handed her out of the gondola."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hands out (present, singular) handing out (participle, present) handed out (participle, past) handed out (past)

Derived Forms

handout

Phrases

hand it out hand-out

Frequently Paired Words

hand over

Synonyms

give out pass out send out distribute

Questions

What does hand out mean?: To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).

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