Meaning of hand sth out In English

• 0 to give something to each person in a group or place:

  • The teacher asked her to hand out the worksheets.

  • They stood on the street corner handing out leaflets.

  • He is not known for handing out effusive praise.

  • The Nobel Prize in literature is handed out in Stockholm on December 10.

  • According to her, corrupt government hands out massive subsidies and tax breaks for oil and coal.

  • She said she was pleased with the judge's decision to hand out a harsher punishment.

  • Would it not be common sense to get some corroboration before handing out a guilty verdict?

• 1 to give something to each person on a group or place:

  • hand out fliers/leaflets He handed out fliers to advertise the store's bargains.

  • hand out cash/money Washington began handing out money to struggling farmers during the Depression.