English Explanatory Dictionary

hand-me-down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An item that is passed along for someone else to use.
  2. A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one.
adj
  1. Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user.
verb
  1. To pass along to someone else.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hand-me-down.wav

Word forms

hand-me-down hand-me-downs hand-me-on hand-me-downing hand-me-downed

Etymology

See hand down and me.

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