Tom wore hand-me-down clothes from his older brother.
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Hand-me-down
Synonyms for "hand-me-down" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (2)
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Translations
14 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- deixalla noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Danish
1 entries- aflagt stykke tøj noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Dutch
1 entries- afdankertje noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Greek
1 entries- αποφόρι noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Hindi
1 entries- उतरन noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Hungarian
1 entries- kinőtt ruha noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Japanese
2 entries- お下がり noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
- お古 noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Māori
2 entries- oruoru adj (used or second-hand, passed on by a previous owner)
- oruoru noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- brukte klær noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
- brukttøy noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Russian
1 entries- поде́ржанная вещь noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Spanish
1 entries- prenda heredada noun (a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Well, I'm willing, I'm able, I'm practically much alive / Well, I'm six-feet-tall, I ain't no hand-me-down
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But these routes have always had hand-me-downs that aren't really designed for the job.
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And what costume shall the poor girl wear / To all tomorrow's parties? / A hand-me-down dress from who knows where
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