overhand

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overhand

Rhymes with -ænd

adjective over-hand · overhanded · over-handed

not comparable Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders. an overhand shuffle of a deck of cards
Similar: overarm
not comparable Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together.
not comparable, of a loop in rope With the working part on top of the standing part.
not comparable 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 Done from below upward.

noun overhands · over-hand · overhanded · over-handed

The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.

Opposite: underhand

adverb over-hand · overhanded · over-handed

not comparable In an overhand manner

verb overhands · overhanding · overhanded · over-hand

Sew using an overhand stitch. Now, those little ends of the bag above the running stitches, are to be overhanded together.

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Opposite: underhand

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@misc{overhand_2026,
  title = {overhand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overhand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}