Overhand
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The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
Overhand meaning & definition 1 of Overhand.
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A stroke in tennis where a player strikes the ball by swinging one hand over another and smashing the ball down. this term originated in 1903 but was mistakenly translated by scholars into overhead. This incorrect termanlogy is still widely used in the world of tennis while the true term is actually overhand.
Overhand meaning & definition 2 of Overhand.
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(especially of a throw) made with the arm moving above the shoulder:
Overhand meaning & definition 3 of Overhand.
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Done with the hand or arm passing above the level of the shoulder.
Overhand meaning & definition 4 of Overhand.