overhand

[ oh-ver-hand ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌhænd /

adjective

thrown or performed with the hand raised over the shoulder; overarm: overhand stroke.

with the hand and part or all of the arm raised above the shoulder: to pitch overhand.

(in sewing and embroidery) with close, shallow stitches over two edges.

adverb Also o·ver·hand·ed.

with the hand over the object: to grasp one's fork overhand.

noun

an overhand stroke, throw, or delivery.

verb (used with object)

to sew overhand.

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Origin of overhand

First recorded in 1860–65; over- + hand

Words nearby overhand

overglaze, overgraze, overground, overgrow, overgrowth, overhand, overhand knot, overhang, overhasty, overhaul, overhead

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Example sentences from the Web for overhand

Overhand on the wrong side the two together across the end and up both sides.
Handicraft for Girls|Idabelle McGlauflin
Put the hemmed bands on the side having the placket and the gusset, and the overhand bands on the side of the nightgown opening.
Handicraft for Girls|Idabelle McGlauflin
The pieces for an overhand seam should be pinned carefully, placing the pins at right angles to the edge.
Textiles and Clothing|Kate Heintz Watson
A bight is first formed and an overhand knot made with the end around the standing part.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America

He swam, practised the overhand racing stroke, dived; in the Gym.
Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield

British Dictionary definitions for overhand

overhand

/ (ˈəʊvəˌhænd) /

adjective

thrown or performed with the hand raised above the shoulder

sewn with thread passing over two edges in one direction

adverb

with the hand above the shoulder; overarm

with shallow stitches passing over two edges

verb

to sew (two edges) overhand

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