hand off
Give to another
To hand off is to pass something to another person, literally or figuratively.
A running back receives a hand off from the quarterback.
You might hand off a project to a colleague when you're too busy.
The noun handoff (often one word) is the transfer itself: The handoff went smoothly.
In telecommunications, a handoff occurs when a mobile device switches between cell towers.
Entrust authority to another
- pass alongTransmit to another
- turn overRotate to opposite side
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- entrustCommit to another's care
assign · transmit · transition · succession · conveyance · baton · shift change · responsibility
Move beyond or decline
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- running backLocomoting to prior location
- footballField sport with goals
- carrierOne that transports
exchange · snap · rushing · play-action · pitch · option · fullback · backfield
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- pass alongTransmit to another
- turn overRotate to opposite side
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
entrust · assign · transmit · transition · succession · conveyance · baton · shift change · responsibility · duties
pass
Move beyond or decline
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- running backLocomoting to prior location
- footballField sport with goals
carrier · exchange · snap · rushing · play-action · pitch · option · fullback · backfield · offense
- transferstransfer, money transfer, bank transfer, wire transfer, fund transfer
- delegation phrasesdelegate, pass the buck, farm out, assign, outsource
- rugby skillstackle, pass, ruck, maul, scrum
- broadcastair, beam, broadcast, emit, radiate
- exchangestrading, swap, swapping, barter, bartering
- getting rid ofunload, disposal, dump, shed, offloading