Meaning of "hand-me-down" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HAND-ME-DOWN

hand-me-down

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAND-ME-DOWN

Hand-Me-Down is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAND-ME-DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Used good

A second-hand or used good is one that is being purchased by or otherwise transferred to a second or later end user. A used good can also simply mean it is no longer in the same condition as it was when transferred to the current owner. When "used" means an item has expended its purpose, it is typically called garbage, instead. Used goods may be transferred informally between friends and family for free as "hand-me-downs" or they may be sold for a fraction of their original price at garage sales or in church bazaar fundraisers. Governments require some used goods to be sold through regulated markets, as in the case of items which have safety and legal issues, such as used firearms or cars; for these items, government licensing bodies require certification and registration of the sale, to prevent the sale of stolen, unregistered, or unsafe goods. As well, for some high-value used goods, such as cars and motorcycles, governments regulate used sales to ensure that the government gets its sales tax revenue from the sale.

Definition of hand-me-down in the English dictionary

The definition of hand-me-down in the dictionary is something, esp an outgrown garment, passed down from one person to another. Other definition of hand-me-down is anything that has already been used by another.

SYNONYMS OF «HAND-ME-DOWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hand-me-down» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hand-me-down

cast-off · inherited · preloved · reach-me-down · second-hand · used · worn

TRANSLATION OF HAND-ME-DOWN

Find out the translation of hand-me-down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hand-me-down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hand-me-down» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 手，我倒
• Translator English - Spanish: hand- me-down
• English: hand-me-down
• Translator English - Hindi: हाथ से मुझे नीचे
• Translator English - Arabic: ومن ناحية لي إلى أسفل
• Translator English - Russian: ручной меня вниз
• Translator English - Portuguese: hand- me -down
• Translator English - Bengali: হাতে আমাকে-ডাউন
• Translator English - French: main - me-down
• Translator English - Malay: Tangan saya turun
• Translator English - German: Hand-me -down
• Translator English - Japanese: お下がりの
• Translator English - Korean: 손으로 날 다운
• Translator English - Javanese: Tangan-kula-mudhun
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tay tôi xuống
• Translator English - Tamil: ஏற்கனவே பயன்படுத்திய கீழே
• Translator English - Marathi: हात माझ्या खाली
• Translator English - Turkish: rüküş
• Translator English - Italian: mano - me-down
• Translator English - Polish: hand -me -down
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ручної мене вниз
• Translator English - Romanian: mână - mi - jos
• Translator English - Greek: χέρι - εμένα-κάτω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hand -me -down
• Translator English - Swedish: hand-me - down
• Translator English - Norwegian: hand-me -down

4 QUOTES WITH «HAND-ME-DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hand-me-down.

1

Kimberley Nixon

Growing up, we used to watch a lot of 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' and wear hand-me-down jeans and jumpers. I wasn't really one for dresses.

2

Nolan North

The tailor from 'Avatar' actually made my suit for 'Uncharted 3.' And no, it's not a hand-me-down from Sam Worthington. My 11-year-old would fit in Sam Worthington's. I'm 6' 1", 180 pounds.

3

Buck Owens

But most distinctly, I remember always saying to myself that when I get big, I'm not going to go to bed hungry, I'm not going to wear hand-me-down clothes.

4

Bre Pettis

My father was a ham radio geek, and I remember the glow of the vacuum tubes from a Hammarlund receiver that became a hand-me-down to me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAND-ME-DOWN»

Discover the use of hand-me-down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hand-me-down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hand Me Down: A Novel

Hand Me Down indelibly captures a contemporary family journey--how two young people, against incredible odds, forge lives of their own in the face of an uncertain future.

Melanie Thorne, 2012

Hand Me Down World

There are no easy answers in this thoughtful novel. Indeed, much of its intrigue and enjoyment comes from piecing together the story from the myriad voices.

Lloyd Jones, 2011

The Hand-Me Down Doll

A lonely doll without a name endures a series of terrible misfortunes before she finally finds someone to love her.

Steven Kroll, 2012

Hand-Me-Down Dreams: How Families Influence Our Career Paths ...

Explains how family expectations about careers and work are passed from generation to generation, revealing how these expectations affect roles, relationships, and values on the job and how readers can achieve their own personal goals and ...

Mary H. Jacobsen, 2000

The Hand-Me-Down Family (Mills & Boon Historical)

Callie Gray always assumed she would never marry, until she took a leap and became a mail-order bride.

Winnie Griggs, 2011

Hand-Me-Down Blues: How To Stop Depression From Spreading In ...

Drawing from the most up-to-date research a respected psychologist analyzes the effects that families and social systems have on the growth of depression, showing how assumptions about life can be affected by parents and suggesting ways to ...

Michael D. Yapko, 2000

Hand-Me-Down Heartache

Nina Lander moves back home after graduating from college to look for a job, but becomes frustrated with the turbulence in her parents' marriage and her relationship with a charming but unfaithful rookie NBA player.

Tajuana Butler, 2008

Hand me-down genes and second-hand emotions: you can ...

Offers advice for turning to God to end family patterns of destructive behavior and emotional problems

Stephen Arterburn, 1992

Isabel's Hand-Me-Down Dreams: A Memoir

This is the autobiography of a girl uprooted from Puerto Rico to El Barrio in New York at the age of three.

Isabel Lopez, 2011

Hand Me Down

April Ritchie has a bad habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Michelle Holman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAND-ME-DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hand-me-down is used in the context of the following news items.

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For some people, roughing it means a hand-me-down tent and a limp air mattress. But for the rarefied few, it could mean trailer handcrafted ... «Co.Design, Jul 15»

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Amandla Stenburg: Meet The Teenager Forcing Hollywood To Take …

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AOTF Remembers Satoru Iwata

By contrast, I was always at the canteen buying sausage rolls and chocolate milk, and I got what I deserved: a glorious hand-me-down brick ... «Attack of the Fanboy, Jul 15»

13 Reasons to Date a Girl From a Small Town

She drove that '95 hand-me-down car through the back roads, with the windows down, music up, and not a slight notion of how much that ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

The Big Read: The end is nigh! I'll wait for it to come out on DVD

Ever the slave to hand-me-down, mid-Atlantic trends, it has brought Michael Bay to Table Bay and gone straight for the asteroid-tsunami combo ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

WATCH: Serena Williams & Novak Djokovic Dancing Will Make …

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Bea Miller Talks Debut LP 'Not An Apology,' Gay Marriage & Her …

I would go to school in my leggings from Target, my hand-me-down T-shirt from my next door neighbor, the same shoes that I'd had for the ... «Idolator: All About The Music, Jul 15»

Prince William Just Said The Cutest Thing About Princess Charlotte …

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