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
Parry-Welsh
Rebeccanne-English (Rare)
AndŻElikaahn-je-LEE-kahPolish
Shahrazad-Persian (Rare), Arabic
Prescott['preskət]
Dylis-Welsh