OVERHANDED

overhand, overhanded, overarm

(adjective) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; “an overhand pitch”; “an overhand stroke”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

overhanded (not comparable)

Overhand

Overstaffed

Adverb

overhanded (not comparable)

Overhand

Verb

overhanded

simple past tense and past participle of overhand

Source: Wiktionary

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OVERHAND

O"ver*hand`, n.

Definition: The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.

O"ver*hand`, a.

1. (Sewing)

Definition: Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.

2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)

Definition: Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.

O"ver*hand`, adv.

Definition: In an overhand manner or style.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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