sign over

sign over {v.}

To give legally by signing your name.

He signed his house over to his wife.

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[sign up] {v.} 1. To promise to do something by signing your name; join; sign an agreement. * /We will not have the picnic unless more people sign up./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sign on] {v. phr.} 1. To sign an agreement to become an employee. * /The new cowboys signed on with the wealthy rancher in Nevada./ 2. To start a radio […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

[sign in] {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are present. * /Every worker must sign in when coming […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sign out] {v.} To write your name on a special list or in a record book to show that you are leaving a place. * /Most of the students sign […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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