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[ oh-ver-hand ] / ˈoʊ vərˌhænd /
adjectivethrown 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. nounan overhand stroke, throw, or delivery. Origin of overhandFirst recorded in 1860–65; over- + hand Words nearby overhandoverglaze, overgraze, overground, overgrow, overgrowth, overhand, overhand knot, overhang, overhasty, overhaul, overhead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overhandOverhand 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
British Dictionary definitions for overhand
adjectivethrown or performed with the hand raised above the shoulder sewn with thread passing over two edges in one direction adverbwith the hand above the shoulder; overarm with shallow stitches passing over two edges verbto sew (two edges) overhand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |