overhanded

5.8

A movement where the hand moves forward and down from above the shoulder for throws and serves

adjective
/ˈoʊvərˌhændɪd/

: por encima

Examples

You guys need to work out on overhanded lay-offs.

Shotgun Stories (2007)
Remember those overhanded lay-offs we were doin' on practice?

Shotgun Stories (2007)
He threw the ball with an overhanded motion, sending it soaring high into the air.
The coach demonstrated how to make an overhanded throw during the training session.
She preferred using an overhanded stroke for her tennis serve to give the ball more power.

Synonyms

overhand

vsoverhanded

5.0

A movement in sports like a tennis serve where the hand moves forward and down from above the shoulder

is identical in meaning but used in a slightly different grammatical form

overarm

vsoverhanded

Specialized

4.6

To move your arm forward and down from above your shoulder when throwing or serving

focuses on the hand specifically rather than the whole arm

Antonyms

underhanded

Specialized

1 5.8

To throw or hit by moving the hand forward and upward from below shoulder level

How High

overhanded

5.8

sidearm

6.1

underhand

3 5.3

Surface Forms

overhanded positive

Morphology

overhanded = overhand (transparent) = overhand + ed

Formed by adding the productive adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed' to the clearly recognizable base 'overhand', yielding the expected meaning.

Etymology

Overhanded comes from the parts over- meaning 'above' and hand, so it literally describes a movement made with the hand coming from above the shoulder. That's why an overhanded throw or stroke goes forward and downward from above your shoulder.