Overhand

adj, adv, noun, verb

adj, adv, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.

    "He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me."

Verb
  1. 1
    Sew using an overhand stitch.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders. not-comparable

    "an overhand shuffle of a deck of cards"

  2. 2
    Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together. not-comparable
  3. 3
    With the working part on top of the standing part. not-comparable
  4. 4
    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. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Done from below upward. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) wordnet
  2. 2
    with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In an overhand manner not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
advantageallowanceappliquebulgedeadwoodembroider

Example

More examples

"an overhand shuffle of a deck of cards"

Etymology

From over- + hand.

Related phrases

offset overhand bendoverhand knotstanding partupper handworking part

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