overhand

(ō′vər hand′)

adjective

with the hand over the object it grasps
performed with the hand raised above the elbow or the arm above the shoulder: an overhand pitch
designating or of a style of sewing, or a seam, in which the stitches are passed over two edges to sew them together

adverb

in an overhand manner

transitive verb

☆ to sew overhand

noun

Sports an overhand stroke

See overhand in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the level of the shoulder: an overhand pitch; an overhand stroke.
Sewn with close, vertical stitches drawing two edges together, with each stitch passing over the seam formed by the edges.

adverb

In an overhand manner.

noun