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PRONUNCIATION OF HAND-ME-UP

hand-me-up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAND-ME-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hand-Me-Up 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-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hand-me-up in the English dictionary

The definition of hand-me-up in the dictionary is something, such as an item of electronic equipment, that is passed from a younger to an older member of a family.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAND-ME-UP

hand-delivered
hand-drier
hand-dryer
hand-held
hand-knit
hand-knitted
hand-knitting
hand-list
hand-loomed
hand-me-down
hand-off
hand-out
hand-painted
hand-pick
hand-picked
hand-piece
hand-play
hand-printed
hand-rear
hand-reared

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAND-ME-UP

change-up
close-up
eye make-up
flare-up
frame-up
lace-up
line-up
made-up
make-up
one-up
pick-me-up
pile-up
re-up
shake-up
take-up
tie-up
tune-up
un-made-up
wake-up
write-up

Synonyms and antonyms of hand-me-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hand-me-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAND-ME-UP

Find out the translation of hand-me-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hand-me-up 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-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手,我起来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mano - me-up
570 millions of speakers

English

hand-me-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेरे हाथ से ऊपर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ومن ناحية لي متابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ручной меня до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hand- me -up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাতে আমাকে-আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

main -me-up
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan-me-up
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hand-me -up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

お下がりアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손으로 나를 업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangan-me-up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tay -me-up
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கை என்னை அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हात-मला-अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

el-me-up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mano - me- up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hand - me-up
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ручної мене до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mână - mi - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χέρι - me - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hand -me- up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hand-me - up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hand- me-up
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hand-me-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAND-ME-UP»

The term «hand-me-up» is very widely used and occupies the 21.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hand-me-up».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hand-me-up

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

Discover the use of hand-me-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hand-me-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Urban Dictionary: Freshest Street Slang Defined
hand-me-up. When the young generation in a family adopts and purchases new technology at a fast rate, old versions (that are in working order but are not up to current standards) are given to the parents or older generations. Commonly ...
‎2012
2
Lectionary Preaching Workbook
Christianity is a hand-me-up. “For I handed on to you” (v. 3). When I was young, I periodically received clothes from a wealthy family out east who had a boy who was a year or two older. He passed on to me what he didn't want or need any ...
Russell F. Anderson, 1997
3
Way Down Dead in Dixie
“Here, Lindsey, hand me up Chloe.” I wrapped my arms around the reluctant dog, grunting at her weight as I hefted her toward Mam. “Good girl.” Did she mean me or Chloe? “You can have a cookie when we get home.” Obviously, she meant ...
Caroline Cousins, 2007
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Shackleton's Photographer
... at grog time; so I navigated according. Well we boxed the compass about twice , when someone ran foul of my starboard bow, & threw me on beams ends, but me consort was so consarned & bore a hand so prettily to hand me up, that I quite  ...
Shane Murphy, 2001
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A collection of farces and other afterpieces: which are ...
Lady R. Why don't you hand me up stairs ? Oh ! I am so tired : let us go to rest. , Sir C. [Assisting fter.J You complain, and yet raking is the delight of your little heart. Lady R. [Leaning on him as she walks aivay."] It is you that make a rake of me.
Mrs. Inchbald, 1815
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14 Books in 1 Jerome K Jeromes Three Men
And don't you go, Maria, because I shall want somebody to hold me the light; and when the girl comes back, she must go out again for a bit of picture-cord; and Tom! — where's Tom? — Tom, you come here; I shall want you to hand me up the ...
Jerome K. Jerome, 2006
7
Uyghur Folk-Lore and Legend
So the inhabitants of the water replied, "Let us construct a pier." "Hand me up then all the biggest pebbles you can find," said the mouse, "and I will build the pier." So the inhabitants of the water handed up the pebbles, and the mouse built of ...
John David Halsted, 2009
8
Santa's Village Gone Wild!
As the family approached I asked the father to hand me up the boy and for the street marshal to put his parents in the vehicle. When all was in place I signaled the float to proceed with the young man standing in front of me. I handed him the  ...
Christopher Dearman, 2010
9
Ida Elisabeth
she cried in irritation; “come here and hand me up—”, but Else was already at the door. “Ugh, what is it now”, said Ida Elisabeth impatiently; then there came a loud scream from Else: “Oh! Frithjof—something must have happened to him—!
Sigrid Undset, 2011
10
The German Worker: Working-class Autobiographies from the ...
Hand me up the pick." He got his way and he jammed the pick into the split and pulled. Nothing happened. The youngest of the three, the one who'd been ahead of me as we climbed down the ladder, cried out, "Wait, I'll help." He took another ...
Alfred Kelly, 1987

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAND-ME-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hand-me-up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet moms who wear daughter's clothes
For the latest curious trend to hit British women's wardrobes is the cult of the pre-teen hand-me-up. Put simply, mothers are rifling through their ... «Independent Online, May 15»
2
Six things white people have that black people don't
They can get amazing advice, mentorship and a hand-me-up when needed. Social capital is difficult to define or clearly appreciate but it's ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Feb 15»
3
A blizzard, two kids, three dogs, two cats, seven chickens, a pig and …
They're a hand-me-up from one of my nieces. I certainly will not purchase pants for shoveling and I don't ski or do any other winter sport that ... «RiverheadLOCAL, Feb 15»
4
Disabled children and carers need more than pity
Interesting to hear of hand-me-up electronics. ... On the hand-me-up front, it's good that British parents are up for a bit of techno-recycling. «The Guardian, Apr 14»
5
Third of UK mums using 'hand-me-up' phones
Third of UK mums using 'hand-me-up' phones. Technology discarded by teens and twenty-somethings is increasingly finding its way into the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
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Generation of parents receive 'hand-me-ups' this Christmas …
This Christmas saw the rise of the 'hand-me-up' gift – when children pass on the still-desirable, hi-tech gadgets they don't want any more to ... «Daily Mail, Dec 12»
7
Introducing the hand-me-up
These "hand-me-up" MP3 players, cellphones and computers are the sorts of devices parents might not buy for themselves, but are happy to ... «Globe and Mail, Aug 09»

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