hands in

Delivers for review

To hand in is to submit or deliver something to an authority—homework to a teacher, a resignation to a boss, a report to a supervisor: She handed in her assignment just before the deadline.

The phrase emphasizes formal transfer rather than casual giving.

To hand in your notice is to formally resign from a job.

submits

assignment

Allocated work or duty

  • homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
  • paperPressed pulp for writing
  • reportFormal written findings

project · essay · thesis · dissertation · proposal · application · form · document · manuscript · questionnaire

surrenders

weapons

Tools for fighting

  • gunsProjectile-launching weapons
  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • keysLock-operating instruments

resignation · equipment · uniform · credentials · passport · license · notice · ID · gear · firearm

Opposites
submission vs. retention

hands inkeeps

Retains or strongholds

retains · withholds · hangs onto · clings to · hoards

compliance vs. defiance

hands indefies

Openly resists or challenges

disregards · withholds · resists · blows off · rebels

completion vs. incompletion

hands inabandons

Ceases to support

neglects · sits on

Family

hand, hands, handed, handshake, handing, underhanded, underhand, overhand, unhanded

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G