hand over

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
   • I handed over the controls to the copilot.
   • The train was handed over 21 min. late at Salisbury, so there was every encouragement to Driver Moore, of Salisbury, to "get a move on."1951 August, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 554
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.).