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overhand |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, n. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me --Sir T. More From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, a. 1. (Sewing) 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.) 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, adv In an overhand manner or style. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overhand adj 1: (sports) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn: {overhanded}, {overarm}] [ant: {underhand}] 2: sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) [syn: {oversewn}]
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