Overhand
[oh-ver-hand] /ˈoʊ vərˌhænd/
adjective
1.
thrown or performed with the raised over the shoulder; overarm:
overhand stroke.
2.
with the and part or all of the arm raised above the shoulder:
to pitch overhand.
3.
(in sewing and embroidery) with close, shallow stitches over two edges.
adverb, Also, overhanded
4.
with the over the object:
to grasp one’s fork overhand.
noun
5.
an overhand stroke, throw, or delivery.
verb (used with object)
6.
to sew overhand.
/ˈəʊvəˌhænd/
adjective
1.
thrown or performed with the hand raised above the shoulder
2.
sewn with thread passing over two edges in one direction
adverb
3.
with the hand above the shoulder; overarm
4.
with shallow stitches passing over two edges
verb
5.
to sew (two edges) overhand
adv.
1570s, “upside down,” from over- + hand. Sense in tennis, etc., in reference to hand position above that which is gripped, is first recorded 1861. As an adjective, of throws, strokes, or bowls, “done with the hand raised above the shoulder,” it is first recorded 1828 (in cricket).
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