bestow vs hand out

bestow

verb
  • To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give. 

  • To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. 

hand out

verb
  • To distribute; to give out. 

  • To help (someone) from a vehicle. 

phrase
  • a player is out 

How often have the words bestow and hand out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )