overhand

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Or swinging a sword - it can tell the difference between an overhand and a side cut, and a blocking move.

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Quick take

The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.

verb

Sew using an overhand stitch.

adjective

Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overhand.

noun

The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.

verb

Sew using an overhand stitch.

adjective

Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders.

adverb

In an overhand manner

Example sentences

Or swinging a sword - it can tell the difference between an overhand and a side cut, and a blocking move.

Or, reduce the software overhand of your business as much as possible to minimize damage.

They just happened to have the overhand for a while.

Why not just tie an overhand knot on a bight of the cord, and then slip the resulting loop over a button on any shirt you happen to be wearing?

Although nobody ever asked, I imagine every onlooker is wondering how I can maintain tension in the lace without asking someone else to put a finger on the first overhand knot.

To add to what the others have said, besides writing overhand (so your hand doesn't drag across what you just wrote), look for smaller nibs, drier inks, as well as more absorbent paper.

For what it's worth, when I am transporting cables, I find I can keep them from tangling by folding the cable repeatedly in halves or thirds to make a longish bundle, then tying the entire bundle in a single overhand knot, as if it were a single piece of rope.