Hand this wrench down to the man under the sink.
•Please hand down this wrench.
2. Fig. to give something to a younger person. (Either at death or during life.) •John handed his old shirts down to his younger brother.
•I hope my uncle will hand down his golf clubs to me when he dies.
3. Fig. to announce or deliver a (legal) verdict or indictment. •The grand jury handed seven indictments down last week.
•The jury handed down a guilty verdict.