transitive verb
1. : to give free
handing out free samples of a new breakfast food
handing out passes to a movie
or as a master or proprietor to an inferior or one he may patronize
make a bow and accept anything the king wanted to hand out — Dorothy C. Fisher
2. : to give freely
a politician handing out compliments to his constituents
handing out advice to all prospective buyers
3. : administer
reconciled to any punishment handed out to him