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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash);
[syn: forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke;
[syn: forehand(a), forehanded]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forehand \Fore"hand`\, n. 1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. The chief or most important part. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. [1913 Webster] And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Forehand \Fore"hand`\, a. Done beforehand; anticipative. [1913 Webster] And so extenuate the forehand sin. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

forehand adj 1: (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke [syn: forehand(a), forehanded] [ant: backhand(a), backhanded] n 1: (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) [syn: forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "forehand": anterior, anticipative, anticipatory, beforetime, bright and early, chief, early, first, fore, forehanded, foremost, foresighted, forward, front, frontal, head, headmost, in good time, leading, prevenient, primary, prime