hand off

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

1. (American football) To pass (the ball) to a teammate.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To pass or transfer.

   Coordinate terms: drop off, hand over

   Before we hand off the project to him, let's make sure to write some instructions.

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