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overhand definition

over·hand (ō′vər hand′)

adjective

  1. with the hand over the object it grasps
  2. performed with the hand raised above the elbow or the arm above the shoulder an overhand pitch
  3. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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