performed by raising the arm above the shoulder, as a swimming stroke
overarm
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overarm
adjective
Sports- Executed with the arm raised above the shoulder; overhand: an overarm throw.
- 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·armsTo supply (a nation, for example) with an excess of weaponry, especially nuclear missiles.
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- Throwing while having the hand above the elbow
Adverb
(not comparable)
- Having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing
- In cricket, one must only bowl overarm.
Origin
over- +"Ž arm
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