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  Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Handing.]
     1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed
        them the letter.
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     2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,
        to hand a lady into a carriage.
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     3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] --Prior.
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     4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.]
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     6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten.
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     To hand down, to transmit in succession, as from father to
        son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are
        handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper
        officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of
        the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.
  
     To hand over, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver
        up.
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  Hand \Hand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Handing.]
     1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed
        them the letter.
  
     2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,
        to hand a lady into a carriage.
  
     3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] --Prior.
  
     4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.]
  
     6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten.
  
     To hand down, to transmit in succession, as from father to
        son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are
        handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper
        officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of
        the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.
  
     To hand over, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver
        up.

  to hand down /tə hˈand dˈaʊn/
  1. lesegít
  2. utókorra hagy
  3. lead