overhanded

adj

1. (not-comparable)Overhand.

   “That summer overhanded pitching was legalized, resulting in a slew of no-hitters, including the only ones ever pitched at Recreation Park.”

   “As has been mentioned earlier, there are various ways to hold a bow, the most obvious difference being between the overhanded method and the underhanded method.”

   “To make an overhanded knot, you pass the end of the rope over the standing part and through the bight.”

   “An overhanded patch is used on material that is seldom washed, and where the raw edge on the wrong side is not objectionable.”

2. (not-comparable)Overstaffed.

   “If these proposed alterations were made, would not the best trades soon be overhanded?”

adv

1. (not-comparable)Overhand.

   “As you get older though, you will definitely want to be able to serve overhanded.”

   “The chimney was built entirely from the inside platforms, the masons working overhanded, and thus no staging was necessary on the outside.”

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of overhand