overhand

n. 1. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Baseball) A throwing or pitching style that is overhanded; also an overhand{ 2 } pitch. [ PJC ]

a. 1. (Sewing) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder; as, an overhand pitch; an overhand stroke. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an overhand manner or style. [ 1913 Webster ]