Akademik

hand out
verb
give to several people (Freq. 5)
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The teacher handed out the exams

• Syn: ↑distribute, ↑give out, ↑pass out
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distributive (for: ↑distribute)
• Hypernyms: ↑give, ↑gift, ↑present
• Hyponyms: ↑share, ↑divvy up, ↑portion out, ↑apportion, ↑deal
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody something

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Somebody ——s something to somebody

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hand out [phrasal verb]
hand (something) out or hand out (something) : to give (something) to several or many people

They will hand out [=distribute] copies of the newsletter today.

He's always handing out advice to the people he works with.

She handed flyers out at the grocery store.

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Main Entry: ↑hand

Useful english dictionary. 2012.