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Overhand

adjective
1.
With hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level.  Synonyms: overarm, overhanded.  "An overhand stroke"
2.
Sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together).  Synonym: oversewn.



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"Overhand" Quotes from Famous Books



... dodging behind the oaks, vaulting the fence into the adjoining field, to the consternation of half a dozen sleek, sedate Alderney cows, tore Wheedles, his pursuers determined to overhand him and administer the drubbing incident to the ...
— Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home • Gabrielle E. Jackson
... but through it all Phil Forrest hung grimly to the side pole, taking a fresh overhand hold, now and then, as his palms slipped ...
— The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings • Edgar B. P. Darlington


Words linked to "Overhand" :   hand-crafted, athletics, overhand stitch, underhand, sport, handmade, round-arm


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