- reach-me-down
- adjective or noun Date: 1862 chiefly British hand-me-down
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
reach-me-down
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reach-me-down — [rēch′mē doun΄] [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] Chiefly Brit. Informal adj. 1. ready made 2. not original; hackneyed n. [pl.] second hand or ready made clothing … English World dictionary
reach-me-down Brit. — reach me down Brit. informal, dated adjective 1》 second hand. 2》 ready made. noun a second hand or ready made garment … English new terms dictionary
reach-me-down — /reech mee down /, n., adj. Brit. hand me down. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
reach-me-down — /ˈritʃ mi daʊn/ (say reech mee down) noun → hand me down …
reach something down — stretch upwards to pick something up and bring it to a lower level. → reach … English new terms dictionary
reach-me-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective or noun chiefly Britain : hand me down … Useful english dictionary
reach — reach1 W1S1 [ri:tʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(development)¦ 2¦(rate/amount)¦ 3¦(succeed)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5¦(length/height)¦ 6¦(arrive)¦ 7¦(speak to somebody)¦ 8¦(be seen/heard)¦ 9¦(information)¦ 10¦(communicate)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
reach — 1 /ri:tS/ verb 1 ARRIVE (T) to arrive at a particular place, especially when it has taken a long time or a lot of effort to get there: It was a relief to reach the safety of our home at last. | Your letter reached me yesterday. 2 WITH YOUR HAND… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reach — I. /ritʃ / (say reech) verb (t) 1. to get to, or get as far as, in moving, going, travelling, etc.: the boat reached the shore. 2. to come to or arrive at in some course of progress, action, etc.: his letter reached me. 3. to succeed in touching… …
reach — {{11}}reach (n.) 1520s, from REACH (Cf. reach) (v.); earliest use is of stretches of water. {{12}}reach (v.) O.E. ræcan to extend, hold forth, also to succeed in touching, from W.Gmc. *raikjan stretch out the hand (Cf. O.Fris. reka, M.Du. reiken) … Etymology dictionary
