overarm

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English

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ arm.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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overarm (not comparable)

  1. Throwing while having the hand above the elbow

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Adverb

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overarm (not comparable)

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

Noun

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overarm (plural overarms)

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

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Verb

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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

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Danish

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Etymology

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over +‎ arm

Noun

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overarm

  1. (anatomy) upper arm

Declension

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ arm.

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) upper arm
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ arm.

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) upper arm
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