Thesaurus: overhand

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1. n. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
2. a. Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
3. a. Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.
4. adv. In an overhand manner or style.
5. adj. with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
6. adj. sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)
7. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More. 1. (Sewing) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both. 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot. In an overhand manner or style.
8. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
9. r:26/j:74 a. with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level s. sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)