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overhand

 
Dictionary: o·ver·hand   (ō'vər-hănd') pronunciation also o·ver·hand·ed
(ō'vər-hăn'dĭd)
adj.
  1. Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the level of the shoulder: an overhand pitch; an overhand stroke.
  2. Sewn with close, vertical stitches drawing two edges together, with each stitch passing over the seam formed by the edges.
adv.
In an overhand manner.

n.
  1. An overhand throw, stroke, or delivery.
  2. An overhand stitch or seam.
tr.v., -hand·ed, -hand·ing, -hands.
To sew with overhand stitches.


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (sports) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
  Synonyms: overhanded, overarm
  Antonym: underhand (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)
  Synonym: oversewn


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overhånds-, overarms-
adv. - overhånds-, overarms-
n. - kastesting
v. tr. - sy kastesting

Nederlands (Dutch)
bovenhands(e slag), overhandse steek, overhands naaien, boven-/overhands

Français (French)
adj. - par le haut
adv. - par le haut
n. - surfilage, (Sport) coup ou lancer par le haut
v. tr. - surfiler

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überhand, überwendlich, von oben
adv. - überhand, überwendlich, von oben
v. - überwendlich nähen
n. - Überhandschlag

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj., -
adv. - με το χέρι πάνω από τον ώμο, ραμμένος ώστε η κλωστή να περνάει από τις δυο άκρες προς μια κατεύθυνση
v. - ράβω ώστε η κλωστή να περνάει από τις δυο άκρες προς μια κατεύθυνση
n. - χτύπημα ή ρίψη με το χέρι πάνω από τον ώμο

Italiano (Italian)
nodo semplice, nuotare sul dorso, dall'alto, dall'alto in basso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - descendente, de cima para baixo
adv. - pelo alto, com o braço levantado
v. - chulear

Русский (Russian)
сверху вниз, внахлест, удар сверху вниз, бить сверху вниз, шить внахлест

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de arriba abajo, por lo alto, por encima, palma abajo
adv. - con la mano sobre el objeto
n. - entrega en la mano
v. tr. - recoser o repulgar un borde o una costura

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överarms-, överhands-
adv. - över axelhöjd (huvudet)
v. - sy överkastningssöm
n. - överhandskast

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
投下的, 过肩投的, 手举过肩地, 手势向下地, 过肩投掷, 高手球, 重复缝纫, 锁边

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 投下的, 過肩投的
adv. - 手舉過肩地, 手勢向下地
n. - 過肩投擲, 高手球
v. tr. - 重復縫紉, 鎖邊

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 손을 위로부터 대어 잡는, 휘갑치는
adv. - 어깨 너머로, 휘갑쳐서
n. - 오버핸드투구
v. tr. - 오버핸드로 던지다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 上手投げの, 抜き手の
adv. - 上手投げで, 抜き手で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حركه الذراع أعلى وأسفل الكتف ( كما في السباحه) (ظرف) منجز بتحريك الذراع أعلى وأسفل الكتف ( كما في السباحه) (فعل) يخيط بدرزات عموديه قصيرة (الاسم) ضربه اليد أعلى وأسفل الكتف ( كما في لعبه كرة اليد)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מונפת אל על בטניס, קריקט או שחייה (יד), תפור בקצה הבד למנוע התבלות‬
adv. - ‮ביד מונפת אל על בטניס, קריקט או שחייה, כשהיד מעל לחפץ‬
n. - ‮חבטה, זריקה או מסירה כשהיד מונפת למעלה‬
v. tr. - ‮תפר בקצה הבד כדי למנוע התבלות‬


 
 
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