overhanded
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
adv
verb
simple past and past participle of overhand
Example Sentences
- "That summer overhanded pitching was legalized, resulting in a slew of no-hitters, including the only ones ever pitched at Recreation Park."
- "As has been mentioned earlier, there are various ways to hold a bow, the most obvious difference being between the overhanded method and the underhanded method."
- "To make an overhanded knot, you pass the end of the rope over the standing part and through the bight."
- "An overhanded patch is used on material that is seldom washed, and where the raw edge on the wrong side is not objectionable."
- "If these proposed alterations were made, would not the best trades soon be overhanded?"
- "As you get older though, you will definitely want to be able to serve overhanded."
Etymology
From over- + handed.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over