overhand

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Synonyms: overhang, hoverhand, overland, overhend, overhard, overhaul, overhead, overstand, overmind, overman, overwind

Antonyms: overhang, hoverhand, overland, overhend, overhard, overhaul, overhead, overstand, overmind, overman, overwind

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Adjective

1. Executed with the [[hand]] brought forward and down from above the shoulders.
2. {{lb|en|sewing}} [[sewn|Sewn]] with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together.
3. {{lb|en|of a [[loop]] in rope}} With the [[working part]] on top of the [[standing part]].
4. {{lb|en|masonry}} Laid such that the surface of the wall to be jointed is on the opposite side of the wall from the mason, requiring the mason to lean over the wall to complete the work.
5. {{lb|en|mining}} Done from below upward.

Noun

1. The [[upper hand]]; [[advantage]]; [[superiority]]; [[mastery]].

Adverb

1. In an overhand manner

Verb

1. Sew using an overhand stitch.

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