Definition of Hand-down in English :

Define Hand-down in English

Hand-down meaning in English

Meaning of Hand-down in English

Pronunciation of Hand-down in English

Hand-down pronunciation in English

Pronounce Hand-down in English

Hand-down

see synonyms of hand-down

Adjective

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-down
verb (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)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Hand-down

see synonyms of hand-down
1. 
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.