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Hand-down
see synonyms of hand-downAdjective
1. hand-down, hand-me-down
passed on from one person to another
Example Sentences:'not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Hand-down
see synonyms of hand-downverb (tr, adverb)
1.
to leave to a later period or generation; bequeath
2.
to pass (an outgrown garment) on from one member of a family to a younger one
3. law
to announce or deliver (a verdict)
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Hand-down
see synonyms of hand-down1.
to give as an inheritance; bequeath
2. US
to announce or deliver (a verdict, etc.)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.