Over-arm

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Over-arm \O"ver-arm`\, a. (Cricket, etc.)
     Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the
     shoulder. See {Overhard}. "An over-arm with a round-arm
     bowler." --R. A. Proctor.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overarm
       adj : with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder
             level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" [syn:
             {overhand}, {overhanded}] [ant: {underhand}]