Definition of overhand

• n. - The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
• a. - 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.
• a. - Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.
• adv. - In an overhand manner or style.