overhand
Collocations
2ADJ.
great
PREP.
on, thereby
Definitions
adj
Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders.
an overhand shuffle of a deck of cards
Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together.
With the working part on top of the standing part.
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.
Done from below upward.
noun
The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.
adv
In an overhand manner
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitche
- oversewn
adjective — with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3an overhand shuffle of a deck of cards
WiktionaryHe had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.
WiktionaryNow, those little ends of the bag above the running stitches, are to be overhanded together.
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