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hands out

hands out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand out.

Meaning of hand out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively).
    • Near-synonyms: give out, pass out, send out
  2. To help (someone) from a vehicle.
    • ‘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.1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book I, ch. 10
  3. (slang) To try to impress (someone) with deceptions.

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Questions about hands out

What is hands out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hands out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand out.

Words near hands out in the dictionary

  1. hands of fate
  2. hands of glory
  3. hands of God
  4. hands off
  5. hands on
  6. hands out
  7. hands over
  8. hands round
  9. hands someone his hat
  10. hands someone their cards
  11. hands something out like candy

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