hand back
phrasal verb
handed back; handing back; hands back
: to return (something) by handing it to someone
He handed the letter back (to her) without reading it.
The clerk handed back my credit card.
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Video published by People shows Tatum walking forward, before reaching his hand back for his fiancée.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 July 2024
An easy win would be to remove the exemption of pension funds from IHT introduced in 2015, or targeting the £15 billion in annual tax relief currently handed back to higher-rate taxpayers who save into pensions.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
One of them was Kimberly, the student who had taken Winslow’s hand back in August.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
Hold here for 10 seconds on the last rep.
Place your left hand back down and step your left foot back to the plank.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 19 June 2024
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 July 2024
An easy win would be to remove the exemption of pension funds from IHT introduced in 2015, or targeting the £15 billion in annual tax relief currently handed back to higher-rate taxpayers who save into pensions.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
One of them was Kimberly, the student who had taken Winslow’s hand back in August.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
Hold here for 10 seconds on the last rep.
Place your left hand back down and step your left foot back to the plank.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 19 June 2024
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“Hand back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20back. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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