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Overhand vs Overhend - What's the difference?

overhand | overhend |

As an adjective overhand

is executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders.

As an adverb overhand

is in such a manner.

As a verb overhend is

(obsolete) to overtake.

overhand

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders
  • Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together
  • (of a loop in rope) With the working part on top of the standing part
  • The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
  • * Sir T. More
    • He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me.

    Antonyms

    * underhand

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In such a manner

    • Anagrams

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    overhend

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To overtake.