OVERHAND


Meaning of OVERHAND in English

I. ˈō-vər-ˌhand adjective

Date: 1656

: made with the hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level

• overhand adverb

• over·hand·ed ˌō-vər-ˈhan-dəd adverb or adjective

II. transitive verb

Date: 1871

: to sew with short vertical stitches

III. noun

Date: circa 1934

: an overhand stroke (as in handball)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.