Overhand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level

sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚhˈænd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəhˈand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəhˈand/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚhˈænd/.

Examples

an overhand pitch
an overhand stroke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oversewn overarm overhanded

Antonyms

underhand

Parts of Speech

adjective	with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level “an overhand pitch”
adjective	sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überhand

mit der Hand von oberhalb der Schulterhöhe nach vorne und unten geführt

🇫🇷French

par-dessus bord

avec la main avancée et descendue au-dessus du niveau des épaules

🇪🇸Spanish

por encima de la cabeza

con la mano hacia adelante y hacia abajo desde arriba del nivel del hombro

🇮🇹Italian

alla mano

con la mano portata in avanti e abbassata sopra il livello delle spalle

🇳🇱Dutch

bovenhands

met de hand naar voren en naar beneden gebracht van boven schouderniveau

🇵🇹Portuguese

por cima

com a mão trazida para frente e para baixo acima do nível dos ombros

🇷🇺Russian

сверху

с вынесенной вперед и вниз рукой выше уровня плеч

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओवरहैण्ड

हाथ को कंधे के स्तर से ऊपर से आगे और नीचे लाते हुए

🇧🇩Bengali

ওভারহ্যান্ড

কাঁধের উপরে থেকে হাত সামনে এবং নিচে নিয়ে আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலதிகமாக

தோள்பட்டை மட்டத்திலிருந்து முன்னும் பின்னும் கொண்டு வரப்பட்ட கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓవర్ హ్యాండ్

చేతితో భుజం స్థాయి నుండి ముందుకు మరియు క్రిందికి తీసుకురాబడింది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરહેન્ડ

હાથથી ખભાના સ્તર ઉપરથી આગળ અને નીચે લાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓವರ್ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್

ಭುಜದ ಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದ ಕೈಯಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർഹാൻഡ്

തോളിൽ നിന്ന് മുകളിലേക്കും താഴേക്കും കൈകൊണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਵਰਹੈਂਡ

ਹੱਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਮੋਢੇ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰਲੇ ਪੱਧਰ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਲਿਆਇਆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过手

手从肩部上方向前和向下

🇯🇵Japanese

オーバーハンド

手を前に出し、肩の上の高さから下ろします

🇰🇷Korean

오버핸드

어깨 높이에서 손을 앞으로 그리고 아래로 가져옴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá tay

với tay đưa về phía trước và đưa xuống từ trên ngang vai

🇹🇭Thai

ฟาด

โดยยกมือไปข้างหน้าและลงจากระดับไหล่เหนือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

di atas tangan

dengan tangan dibawa ke depan dan ke bawah dari atas bahu

🇲🇾Malay

atas tangan

dengan tangan dibawa ke hadapan dan ke bawah dari atas paras bahu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرفوعة

مع رفع اليد إلى الأمام وإلى الأسفل من فوق مستوى الكتف

🇮🇷Persian

دست بالا

با دستی که از بالای شانه به سمت جلو و پایین آورده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

el üstü

el omuz hizasının üstünden öne ve aşağıya doğru getirilerek

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'overhand' is 'with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level'.

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