hand on

Verb

Meaning

hand on (third-person singular simple present hands on, present participle handing on, simple past and past participle handed on)

To transfer (something) to someone else, especially as a replacement for oneself (such as an official office or duty); to transfer something that was originally given to oneself from someone else.

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Examples

According to Jon Savage, Matlock did play as a hired hand on 3 March, for what Savage describes as an "audition session". Source: Internet

Albeit the familiarity, at this point, I couldn’t place my hand on the place I’d seen the name listed as the husband of Isabel. Source: Internet

A common means of blocking a punch is using the hand on the same side as the oncoming punch. Source: Internet

Art historians and doctors debate whether the right hand on the left breast in La Fornarina reveal a cancerous breast tumour detailed and disguised in a classic pose of love." Source: Internet

A large Louis Vuitton bag was looped around her right forearm, and she placed her hand on her cocked hip. Source: Internet

Alternatively, a player may also win by drawing the tile required to complete a legal hand on his turn (Chinese: 自摸, Japanese: ツモ). Source: Internet

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