Overhand

Quick meaning: Overhand is an adjective meaning Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders.

Meaning

Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders.

More Meanings

1. (sewing) Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together.
2. (of a loop in rope) With the working part on top of the standing part.
3. (mining) Done from below upward.
4. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
5. In an overhand manner
6. Sew using an overhand stitch.
7. (masonry) Laid such that the surface of the wall to be jointed is on the opposite side of the wall from the mason, requiring the mason to lean over the wall to complete the work.

Example Sentences

an overhand shuffle of a deck of cards

He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.

Now, those little ends of the bag above the running stitches, are to be overhanded together.

Word Forms

• over-hand
• overhanded
• over-handed
• overhands
• overhanding

Synonyms for overhand

Depending on context, synonyms include overarm, handmade, round-arm, oversewn.

Antonyms for overhand

Common opposites include underhand, underhanded, underarm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overarm, handmade, oversewn, round-arm, stoping, stope.

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