overhand
pronunciation
How to pronounce overhand in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvəhænd]
How to pronounce overhand in American English:
US [ˈoʊvərhænd]
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- Adjective:
- with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
- sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)
Word Origin
- overhand (adv.)
- 1570s, "upside down," from over- + hand. Sense in tennis, etc., in reference to hand position above that which is gripped, is first recorded 1861. As an adjective, of throws, strokes, or bowls, "done with the hand raised above the shoulder," it is first recorded 1828 (in cricket).
Antonym
Example
- 1. You can go for overhand or underhand grip .
- 2. To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch .
- 3. Arrived careful law case when , the official ignores the reason , ballot is overhand , make call prosecutor .
- 4. How mang ways can the overhand serves be played in ?
- 5. The overhand floater serves to position5 .