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Overhanded

adj, adv, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Overhand. not-comparable

    "That summer overhanded pitching was legalized, resulting in a slew of no-hitters, including the only ones ever pitched at Recreation Park."

  2. 2
    Overstaffed. not-comparable

    "If these proposed alterations were made, would not the best trades soon be overhanded?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Overhand. not-comparable

    "As you get older though, you will definitely want to be able to serve overhanded."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of overhand form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From over- + handed.

Etymology 2

From over- + handed.

Etymology 3

From overhand + -ed.

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