overarm

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(ō′vər ärm′)

adjective

performed by raising the arm above the shoulder, as a swimming stroke

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adjective
Sports
  1. Executed with the arm raised above the shoulder; overhand: an overarm throw.
  2. Of, relating to, or being a stroke in swimming that is begun with the arm lifted and stretched forward over the shoulder.

transitive verb o·ver·armed, o·ver·arm·ing, o·ver·arms
To supply (a nation, for example) with an excess of weaponry, especially nuclear missiles.

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