/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hand off Find synonyms for: Noun1. handoff, football playusage: (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammateWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language