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English
Etymology
From over- + arm.
Pronunciation
- (adjective, adverb, noun)
- (verb, adverb)
Adjective
overarm (not comparable)
- Throwing while having the hand above the elbow
Antonyms
Adverb
overarm (not comparable)
- Having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing
In cricket, one must only bowl overarm.
Noun
overarm (plural overarms)
- (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)
- (transitive) To provide with more weaponry than necessary.
Antonyms
Danish
Etymology
over- + arm
Noun
overarm
- (anatomy) upper arm
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From over- + arm.
Noun
overarm m (definite singular overarmen, indefinite plural overarmer, definite plural overarmene)
- (anatomy) upper arm
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From over- + arm.
Noun
overarm m (definite singular overarmen, indefinite plural overarmar, definite plural overarmane)
- (anatomy) upper arm
References