Definition of "hand-me-down" in English

noun

1. An item that is passed along for someone else to use.

2. (especially) A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one.

adjective

1. Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user.

   • 1983, 19th of March, Presidential Radio Address by Ronald Reagan I don't want America's recovery and security to be sacrificed on an altar of discredited hand-me-down theories. And if you'll help us, they won't be.

verb

1. (rare) To pass along to someone else.