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hand down
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Princeton's WordNet
hand-me-down, hand-downverb
passed on from one person to another
"not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
hand downverb
passed on, as by inheritance
"This ring was handed down through many generations"
Wiktionary
hand downverb
To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.
hand downverb
To deliver (the decision of a court, etc.)
hand downverb
To forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court).
hand downverb
To donate (as second hand.)
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hand down
To hand down is a phrase which generally means to give or pass something valuable, especially knowledge or tradition, to the next generation or younger individuals. It can also refer to a decision or judgment delivered by an authority, such as a court.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hand down in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hand down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of hand down in a Sentence
Behind every successful man must be a very successful, staunch woman, our tradition has it that when you are king, the elderly wives remain to hand down the tradition to the younger wives, and also to teach the king the tradition because the king had been a prince, not a king.
He put one hand down and started walking 'zombie-like' toward the officers.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams:
New York Police would run rings around( the other candidates). They are masters, and they know that whatever you hand down, they have to implement. But if you know the system, if you know the crevices, you know how to go and ensure you're getting what you want.
We hope that the highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice, will hand down an opinion that will be greatly persuasive in terms of increasing domestic action and identifying what gaps in international law and domestic law that need to be filled, this will be the first time that this organ of the UN will actually have to address the climate crisis, and the legal obligations of states in that regard, so it is quite historic.
A great way to test if a surface is too soft is to press your hand down and then lift it up. If your hand leaves an indentation, it's too soft.
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