overhand

¹over·hand

adjective \ˈō-vər-ˌhand\

Definition of OVERHAND

: made with the hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level

— overhand adverb

— over·hand·ed \ˌō-vər-ˈhan-dəd\ adverb or adjective

First Known Use of OVERHAND

1656

Rhymes with OVERHAND

ampersand, baby grand, bear a hand, beforehand, behindhand, bellyband, belly-land, borderland, bottomland, cap in hand, concert grand, confirmand, contraband, countermand, Damavand, Dixieland, ductless gland, eldest hand, fairyland, fatherland, force one's hand, forestland, four-in-hand, garage band, gastric gland, Gelderland, graduand, hand in hand, hand-to-hand, hand to hand, helping hand, high command, hinterland, Holy Land, Krugerrand, lotusland, meadowland, minute hand, motherland, Nagaland, narrowband, no-man's-land, on demand, one-man band, one-night stand, operand, ordinand, out of hand, overland, parlor grand, pastureland, promised land, prostate gland, public land, radicand, reprimand, Rio Grande, rubber band, running hand, saraband, secondhand, Swaziland, tableland, taxi stand, timberland, Togoland, try one's hand, underhand, undermanned, understand, wonderland, Zululand

²overhand

transitive verb

Definition of OVERHAND

: to sew with short vertical stitches

First Known Use of OVERHAND

1871

³overhand

noun

Definition of OVERHAND

: an overhand stroke (as in handball)

First Known Use of OVERHAND

circa 1934