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# overarm

«overarm» in Mova's school dictionary: **Thrown or done with the arm raised above the shoulder: an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (overarm); adverb (overarm)

### meaning for a pupil

Thrown or done with the arm raised above the shoulder: an overarm throw, an overarm bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In PE: an overarm throw goes further; in cricket, bowlers bowl overarm; in swimming, front crawl uses overarm strokes. Opposite: underarm.

### examples

- Throw the ball overarm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/#x1)
- In cricket you must bowl overarm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/#x2)
- His overarm throw reached the far end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/#x3)
- Swim front crawl with an overarm stroke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/#x4)
- Practise your overarm throw at playtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/#x5)
- Little ones throw underarm, older children overarm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/#x6)

### note

Opposite: underarm. US often says «overhand». One word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overarm» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.