[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.
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2. The chief or most important part. --Shak.
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3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
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And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . .
Had the forehand and vantage of a king. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forehand \Fore"hand`\, a.
Done beforehand; anticipative.
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And so extenuate the forehand sin. --Shak.
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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