handing

3 definitions • 4 examples

present participle of

to put something into someone's hand from your own hand:

hand something to someone The waiter smiled politely as he handed my bill to me.

hand someone something The waiter smiled politely as he handed me my bill.

hand something on Please read this memo carefully and hand it on to your colleagues.

in sports such as football or ice hockey, to catch or hit the ball or puck with the hand, in a way that is against the rules:

The player was penalized for handing the ball.