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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Overhand (disambiguation)

Overhand         
·adv In an overhand manner or style.
II. Overhand ·noun The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
III. Overhand ·adj Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.
IV. Overhand ·adj Over and over;
- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
overhand         
¦ adjective & adverb
1. chiefly N. Amer. overarm.
2. with the palm downward or inward.
Overhand loop         
CLIMBING KNOT
Overhand loop (knot)
The overhand loop is a simple knot which forms a fixed loop in a rope. Made by tying an overhand knot in the bight, it can be tied anywhere along a rope (does not need any working end).

Wikipedia

Overhand

Overhand may refer to:

  • Overhand (boxing), a looping punch
  • Overhand knot
  • Overhand throwing motion
  • Overhand grip
Examples of use of overhand
1. The Marine holding the puppy then turns and hurls the animal overhand into a desert–like gully below.
2. But his chin did well to withstand an overhand right from Holyfield, and his compact, southpaw combinations helped him recover his poise.
3. He then won the next game by executing a difficult overhand lob but he was unable to rally from a 0–30 deficit, forcing a third straight tie–break.