overhand

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

overhand
    adj 1: with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder
           level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn:
           {overhand}, {overhanded}, {overarm}] [ant: {underarm},
           {underhand}, {underhanded}]
    2: sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches
       that pass over and draw the two edges together) [syn:
       {overhand}, {oversewn}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, adv.
   In an overhand manner or style.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, n.
   1. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
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            He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. --Sir
                                                  T. More.
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   2. (Baseball) A throwing or pitching style that is
      overhanded; also an overhand[2] pitch.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, a.
   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.
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   2. (Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Done (as pitching or
      bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm
      above, or higher than, the shoulder; as, an overhand
      pitch; an overhand stroke.
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   {Overhand knot}. See Illustration of {Knot}.
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