- hand-me-downs
- Noun. Items, usually clothes, passed on to younger members of a family when they are outgrown.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
hand-me-downs
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hand-me-downs — hand me ,downs noun plural clothes that have been worn by someone and then given to someone else in the same family ╾ hand me ,down adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hand-me-downs — UK US noun [plural] informal clothes that have been worn by someone and then given to someone else in the same family Thesaurus: types of clothes and shoeshyponym Derived Word: hand me down … Useful english dictionary
hand-me-downs — UK / US noun [plural] informal clothes that have been worn by someone and then given to someone else in the same family Derived word: hand me down adjective … English dictionary
hand-me-downs — 1. Ready made clothing. 2. Used clothing … A concise dictionary of English slang
hand-me-down — hand me downs 1) N COUNT: usu pl Hand me downs are things, especially clothes, which have been used by someone else before you and which have been given to you for your use. Edward wore Andrew s hand me downs. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Hand me down is used… … English dictionary
hand-me-down — /hand mee down , han /, n. 1. an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.: The younger children wore the hand me downs of the older ones. 2. any item not new that is or can be used again: Our office… … Universalium
hand-me-down — n. An outgrown garment given to one person after use by another; usually transferred between members of a family or close friends; as, because she was the youngest of four girls, the clothes she wore were always hand me downs. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hand-me-down — n a piece of clothing which has been used by someone and then given to another person ▪ She refused to wear hand me downs. ▪ hand me down clothes … Dictionary of contemporary English
hand-me-up — n. A used object, especially an article of clothing, passed from a younger person to an older person. adj. v. Example Citations: Until knock off time at 5 pm from his Little India den, he maintains contact with the outside world via an old, hand… … New words
hand-me-down — {n.}, {informal} Something given away after another person has no more use for it; especially, used clothing. * /Alice had four older sisters, so all her clothes were hand me downs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
