Overhanded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚhˈændᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəhˈandɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəhˈandɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚhˈændᵻd/.

Examples

an overhand pitch
an overhand stroke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overhand overarm

Antonyms

underhand

Parts of Speech

adjective

with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level

“an overhand pitch”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überhand genommen

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

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrepasado

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

🇮🇹Italian

in overhand

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

🇳🇱Dutch

overdreven

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

exagerado

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

🇷🇺Russian

перегружен

с вынесенной вперед и вниз рукой выше уровня плеч

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण

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

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலதிகமாக

தோள்பட்டை மட்டத்திலிருந்து முன்னும் பின்னும் கொண்டு வரப்பட்ட கை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓవర్ హ్యాండెడ్

చేతితో భుజం స్థాయి నుండి ముందుకు మరియు క్రిందికి తీసుకురాబడింది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓવરહેન્ડેડ

હાથથી ખભાના સ્તર ઉપરથી આગળ અને નીચે લાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓವರ್ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್

ಭುಜದ ಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದ ಕೈಯಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓവർഹാൻഡഡ്

തോളിൽ നിന്ന് മുകളിലേക്കും താഴേക്കും കൈകൊണ്ട്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过度的

手从肩部上方向前和向下

🇯🇵Japanese

過剰な

手を前に出し、肩の上の高さから下ろします

🇰🇷Korean

과도한

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

dilampaui

dengan tangan dibawa ke depan dan ke bawah dari atas bahu

🇲🇾Malay

terlampau tangan

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متجاوزا

مع رفع اليد إلى الأمام وإلى الأسفل من فوق مستوى الكتف

🇮🇷Persian

تسلیم شده

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

🇹🇷Turkish

teslim edilmiş

el omuz hizasının üstünden öne ve aşağıya doğru getirilerek

🇮🇱Hebrew

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