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HAND DOWN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does hand down mean?

• HAND DOWN (verb)
The verb HAND DOWN has 1 sense:

1. passed on, as by inheritance

Familiarity information: HAND DOWN used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HAND DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Passed on, as by inheritance

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

This ring was handed down through many generations

Hypernyms (to "hand down" is one way to...):

pass on (give to or transfer possession of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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