hand over hand



hand over hand

Fig. [moving] one hand after the other (again and again). Sally pulled in the rope hand over hand. The man climbed up the rope hand over hand.
See also: hand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MyeongmyungKorean
Zena-English
MienMEENDutch, Limburgish
ÇAĞRi-Turkish
Enes-Turkish, Bosnian
Dedrick-African American