hand-off
or hand·off
[ hand-awf, -of ]
/ ˈhændˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
noun
Football.
- an offensive play in which a player, usually a back, hands the ball to a teammate.
- the ball itself during the execution of such a transfer: He fumbled the hand-off.
Aviation.
the condition or period in which control or surveillance of an aircraft is transferred from one control center to another.
Origin of hand-off
First recorded in 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase
hand off
Words nearby hand-off
hand-launder,
hand-letter,
hand-loomed,
hand-me-down,
hand-me-up,
hand-off,
hand-out,
hand-pick,
hand-picked,
hand-piece,
hand-ride
Definition for hand off (2 of 2)
Origin of hand
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German
Hand, Old Norse
hǫnd, Gothic
handus
SYNONYMS FOR hand
OTHER WORDS FROM hand
hand·like, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for hand off (1 of 3)
HAND
/ text messaging /
abbreviation for
have a nice day
British Dictionary definitions for hand off (2 of 3)
hand
/ (hænd) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of hand
handless, adjective handlike, adjectiveWord Origin for hand
Old English
hand; related to Old Norse
hönd, Gothic
handus, Old High German
hant
British Dictionary definitions for hand off (3 of 3)
hand-off
/ rugby /
noun
the act of warding off an opposing player with the open hand
verb hand off
(tr, adverb)
to ward off (an opponent) using a hand-off
Medical definitions for hand off
hand
[ hănd ]
n.
The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and an opposable thumb.
A homologous or similar part in other animals.
Idioms and Phrases with hand off
hand