overarm delivery
nounUK /ˌəʊvərˈɑːm dɪˈlɪvəri/
US /ˌoʊvərˈɑːrm dɪˈlɪvəri/
A way of throwing a ball with your arm raised high above your shoulder.
The bowler used an overarm delivery to send the ball straight at the stumps.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In cricket, the standard legal way a bowler sends the ball to the batter.
Coaches teach young players the overarm delivery before anything else.
3. Any throw made with the hand passing above the level of the shoulder.
He practiced his overarm delivery for the school sports day.
4. A style of serving or passing in some ball games where the arm swings from above.
Her overarm delivery in volleyball was powerful and accurate.