overhands
Top-to-bottom pitches
Overhands refers to throws, pitches, or strokes made with the arm raised above the shoulder, swinging downward: She overhands the ball to first base.
In knitting, overhands describes a basic stitch joining two edges.
The term appears in climbing for grips where the hand grasps from above.
Most commonly the third-person verb form of overhand.
Frequency of sound
- fastballMaximum-speed baseball throw
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- windupFinal part or preparation
mound · pitcher · slider · changeup · mechanics · velocity · release · rotation
Break violently apart
- spikeSharp rise or point
- serveAttend to needs
- volleyballCourt game over net
- tennisRacquet sport over net
stroke · swing · hit · slam · kill shot · attack · net · court
pitch
Frequency of sound
windup · mound · pitcher · slider · changeup · mechanics · velocity · release · rotation · arm
smash
Break violently apart
- spikeSharp rise or point
- serveAttend to needs
- volleyballCourt game over net
tennis · stroke · swing · hit · slam · kill shot · attack · net · court · racquet
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
pull · reach · rotation · recovery · propulsion · lap · pool · technique · extension · entry
loop
Curve closing on itself
bend · secure · fasten · tie · clinch · rigging · sailing · climbing · belay · anchor
overhandsunderhands
Devious, deceitful people
underarms · underhanded · sidearms · granny shots · lobs
overhand, overhandled, overhanded, overhandling, overhandles