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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Babylas	-	Late Greek, French (Rare)
Addy (1)	AD-ee	English
Melanthios	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Etel	-	Hungarian
Ioudas	-	Biblical Greek
Gentry	['dʒentri]