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What does hand down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hand down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.
  2. To deliver (the decision of a court, etc.)
  3. To forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court).
  4. (idiomatic) To donate (as second hand.)
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David pushed up his sleeve, reached his hand down into the greasy water and opened the drain.
Nathan opened her door for her and reached his hand down to help her from the car.
Rochelle stood up, careful not to chip her polish, and ran her hand down the full skirt.
Kennedy entered the waist from below decks reaching his hand down the companion to assist her up the steep stairs!
None of which saved me from a hand down my trousers after I was hauled aside for a random check on the gangway leading to the aircraft.
She gently pushed his hand down on the knife, guiding it through the motions.

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