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Noun: handout  'hand`awt
  1. An announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
    - press release, release
     
  2. Giving money or food or clothing to a needy person
Verb: hand out  hand awt
  1. Give to several people
    "The teacher handed out the exams"
    - distribute, give out, pass out

Derived forms: hands out, handed out, handing out, handouts

See also: hand

Type of: announcement, charity, gift, give, present, promulgation

Encyclopedia: Handout

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hand grenade
hand in glove
hand in hand
hand job
hand line
hand lotion
hand luggage
hand mirror
hand mower
hand organ
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hand over
hand over fist
hand pump
hand puppet
hand saw
hand shovel
hand throttle
hand to hand
hand to mouth
hand tool