Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand awf, of]
- /hænd ɔf, ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand awf, of]
- /hænd ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of hand-off word
- noun hand-off 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. 1
- noun hand-off Aviation. the condition or period in which control or surveillance of an aircraft is transferred from one control center to another. 1
- noun hand-off rugby: pushing sb away 1
- noun hand-off the act of warding off an opposing player with the open hand 0
- verb hand-off to ward off (an opponent) using a hand-off 0
- noun hand-off to hand (the ball) to a teammate during a play 0
Information block about the term
Origin of hand-off
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; noun use of verb phrase hand off
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hand-off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand-off popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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