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
Kotoneko-to-neJapanese
WalkerWAWK-ərEnglish
Nynniaw-Ancient Celtic
Khalil-Arabic
Damien-French
NadĚŽDa-Czech