As a Noun: 1. Things, especially clothing, which have been used by other people before you and which have been given to you for your use. Idiomatic English = hand-me-down. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. Of the signer, to be given back something; of the addressee, to give something back to the signer. English = give back, return. 2. Of the signer, to be given or handed something by someone, to be provided with it or allowed to have it; to be given something.