ALL meanings of backhand
back·hand
B b - variable noun backhand A backhand is a shot in tennis or squash, which you make with your arm across your body. 3
- noun backhand a stroke made across the body with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke 3
- noun backhand (as modifier) 3
- noun backhand the side on which backhand strokes are made 3
- noun backhand handwriting slanting to the left 3
- adverb backhand with a backhand stroke 3
- verb backhand to play (a shot) backhand 3
- noun backhand handwriting that slants backward, up to the left 3
- noun backhand a kind of stroke, as in tennis, with the back of the hand turned forward, the arm being brought forward from across the body 3
- adjective backhand done with the back of the hand turned inward, as for a baseball catch, or forward, as for a tennis stroke, and with the arm across the body 3
- adjective backhand written in backhand 3
- adverb backhand with a backhand 3
- verb transitive backhand to catch (a ball) with the back of the hand turned inward and arm extended across the body 3
- verb transitive backhand to hit (a ball) with a backhand stroke 3
- noun backhand sport: type of swing, stroke 1
- adjective backhand sport: back swing, stroke 1
- adjective backhand snide, malicious 1
- noun backhand a stroke, slap, etc., made with the palm of the hand turned toward the body and the back of the hand turned in the direction of the stroke, slap, etc. 1
- noun backhand (in tennis, squash, etc.) a stroke made from the side of the body opposite to that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc. 1
- noun backhand handwriting that slopes toward the left. 1
- abbreviation BACKHAND backhanded. 1
- adjective backhand (in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the side of the body opposite to that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc. Compare forehand (def 1). 1
- adverb backhand with the back of the hand: He hit him backhand across the face. 1
- adverb backhand from across the body; backhanded: She returned the ball backhand on the first serve. 1
- verb with object backhand to strike with the back of the hand. 1
- verb with object backhand to hit, produce, or accomplish with a backhand. 1
- verb with object backhand to catch (a ball or the like) backhanded. 1
- noun backhand (in tennis and other racket sports) a stroke played with the back of the hand facing in the direction of the stroke, typically starting with the arm crossing the body. 1
- noun backhand (tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot. 0
- noun backhand Handwriting that leans to the left. 0
- noun backhand (Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side. 0
- noun backhand The reverse side of the human hand. 0
- noun backhand (surfing) the hand towards the back of the board. 0
- verb backhand to execute a backhand stroke or throw. 0
- verb backhand to slap with the back of one's hand. 0
- adjective backhand (handwriting) Of any left slanting handwriting. 0
- adjective backhand (of strokes or throws) In the backhand style. 0
- adjective backhand (ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick. 0