The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
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. 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher ...