overarm

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See also: överarm

English

Etymology

over- +‎ arm

Pronunciation

  • (adjective, adverb, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (verb, adverb)
    • IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəɹˈɑː(ɹ)m/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

overarm (not comparable)

  1. Throwing while having the hand above the elbow

Antonyms

Adverb

overarm (not comparable)

  1. Having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing
    In cricket, one must only bowl overarm.

Noun

overarm (plural overarms)

  1. (dated) A style of swimming of extending the arms alternatively
    Synonyms: freestyle, front crawl

Translations

Verb

overarm (third-person singular simple present overarms, present participle overarming, simple past and past participle overarmed)

  1. (transitive) To provide with more weaponry than necessary.

Antonyms

Danish

Etymology

over +‎ arm

Noun

overarm

  1. (anatomy) upper arm

Declension

Declension of overarm
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative overarm overarmen overarme overarmene
genitive overarms overarmens overarmes overarmenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From over- +‎ arm.

Noun

overarm m (definite singular overarmen, indefinite plural overarmer, definite plural overarmene)

  1. (anatomy) upper arm

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From over- +‎ arm.

Noun

overarm m (definite singular overarmen, indefinite plural overarmar, definite plural overarmane)

  1. (anatomy) upper arm

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References

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