单词 | overarm |
释义 | overarmn. An overhanging arm, esp. that which extends over the work table of a milling machine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > other specific machine tools > [noun] > milling > parts of platen1908 overarm1922 1903 W. H. Van Dervoort Mod. Machine Shop Tools xxiii. 321 Suitable ties are now furnished with most makes of milling machines connecting the outer end of the over~hanging arm with the knee.] 1922 H. D. Burghardt Machine Tool Operation II. viii. 169 Braces for tying the overarm, outer arbor support and knee together. 1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes vi. 148 The overarm is accurately located on the top face of the column, providing support and correct alignment for the cutter arbor. 1988 Nature 1 Dec. 500/3 The hinged over-arm of the system allows culture dishes to be interchanged without microtool breakage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overarmadj.adv. A. adj. 1. Cricket. Of a delivery in cricket: performed with the bowling arm raised above the level of the shoulders; (of a person) bowling with such an action. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [adjective] > type of throw overhand1828 overarm1864 under-arm1877 1864 Realm 13 July 5/4 We have long been discussing at our cricket meetings the lawfulness of overarm bowling. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 22 Aug. 20/1 The earliest over-arm bowlers were very fast, and..when Brighton Browne and Mynn were in rapid mood, nine of the ten fieldsmen were placed behind the wicket. 1965 Man 65 143/1 The form of the spear-thrower carries the implication that the action of using it is vigorous, like the overarm action of bowling at cricket. 1995 T.V. News Script (BNC) Women's cricket isn't new... A woman invented overarm bowling. 2. Swimming. Designating a stroke in which one or both arms are lifted out of the water and brought forward and down to recover their original position; (of a swimmer) using such a stroke. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [adjective] > swimming > specific stroke underhand1705 hand over hand1849 overhand1876 overarm1887 under-arm1905 butterfly1934 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 770/1 Harry Gardener..used the overhand or overarm stroke. 1893 A. Sinclair & W. Henry Swimming (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) iii. 79 The old-fashioned over-arm swimmer lay on the water, with his shoulder blades at right angles to the surface. 1933 Boys' Mag. 42 83/1 The order in which you learn the strokes should be—crawl, breast-stroke, life-saving back-stroke, side, overarm. 1968 W. Anderson Teaching Physically Handicapped to Swim iii. 37 In the prone position he can cultivate a side stroke and an alternative over-arm stroke with bi-lateral breathing. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Sept. 26/1 The English tended to deplore the new overarm strokes that were becoming fashionable elsewhere... They called it ‘trick’ swimming. 3. Tennis. Of a service: executed by swinging the racket above the shoulder to hit the ball. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball unreturnable1740 boasted1878 volleyed1878 overhand1881 back-handed1889 forehand1889 forehanded1889 Lawford1893 overhead1904 undercut1920 kicking1924 overarm1929 two-fisted1960 sliced1971 inside-out1977 inside-in1999 1929 W. E. Collinson Spoken Eng. (ed. 10) 90 Last time some of your overarm serves were unplayable. 1941 R. Graves & A. Hodge Long Week End xiv. 222 Now that women had added thirty points to their game by rationalizing their dress and adopting the overarm service, mixed doubles were no longer a nuisance..but a real pleasure. 1978 J. Symons Blackheath Poisonings ii. 111 I'm better than George, because..his horizontal service..can never really compare with an overarm service in strength. 4. More generally of a throw, swing, etc.: performed with the hand above the shoulder. ΚΠ 1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth iii. 40 He had seen Willie make an over-arm throw at a hundred feet, the knife thudding home within four inches of its mark. 1976 C. Brackenridge Women's Lacrosse iii. 34 The overarm pass is probably the most direct..passing action. It is based on the overarm throwing action. 1992 R. Rankin Brentford Triangle 193 Pooley and Omally sat in their grandstand seats, sipping their ale. ‘Your man Jarvis there has a fine overarm swing,’ said Omally. B. adv. With an overarm action. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [adverb] > types of pitching overarm1897 sidearm1921 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adverb] > manner of bowling underhanded1816 underhand1828 round1859 round the wicket1867 overarm1897 square on1963 1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket iii. 94 All bowling—fast, medium, or slow—may be delivered either over-arm, round-arm, or under-arm. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling vi. 160 The rest of them chopped mostly overarm. 1929 Man 29 156 This stick is grasped in the palm of the hand near one end and thrown over-arm (instead of under) hard on to the ground so as to strike it with the end of the stick. 1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) iv. 131 Rachel picked up a discarded clog and bowled it overarm so that it bounced off Ada's shorn curls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922adj.adv.1864 |
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