forehand
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)Synonyms: forehand strokeforehand shotType of return
Adjective (1)
- (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of strokeSynonyms: forehandedOpposite backhand
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fore′hand′ noun
1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Dr. Samuel Johnson
2. The chief or most important part. William Shakespeare
3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
And, but for ceremony, such a wretch... Had the forehand and vantage of a king.— William Shakespeare
Fore′hand′ adjective
Done beforehand; anticipative.
And so extenuate the forehand sin.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54