hand-me-down Definition
hand·-me-down (hand′mē do̵un′)
noun
Informal something, esp. an article of clothing, which is used and then passed along to someone else
adjective
- used; secondhand
- ready-made and cheap
hand-me-down Synonyms
hand-me-down Synonyms
hand-me-down Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wear: My parents made me wear hand-me-downs from my brother, who is six years older than me.
- forget: Forget the hand-me-down Jaguar XJS base the DB7 is thoroughly deserving of the hallowed Aston Martin crest.
Adjective modifier
old: Do you envy the experts ' ability to identify and date old hand-me-downs?
Modifies a noun
- clothes: My children wear hand-me-down clothes, I drive a modest car ( one car not two ).
- theology: Mar 24, 2004 About Us Started by two college roommates with a few hand-me-down theology books.
- book: Mar 24, 2004 About Us Started by two college roommates with a few hand-me-down theology books.
- program: Locally elected neighborhood councils could fashion their own programs for improvement from below rather than simply receiving hand-me-down programs from above.
Browse dictionary entries near hand-me-down
- ‹ hand-knit
- ‹ hand job
- ‹ hand in hand
- ‹ hand in glove
- ‹ hand in
- ‹ hand-holding
- ‹ hand-held
- ‹ hand grenade
- ‹ hand glass
- ‹ hand-feed
- hand on ›
- hand organ ›
- hand out ›
- hand over ›
- hand- ›
- hand puppet ›
- hand-running ›
- hand's-breadth ›
- hand-to-hand ›
- hand-to-mouth ›

