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ALL meanings of forehand

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  • noun forehand (in tennis and other racket sports) a stroke played with the palm of the hand facing in the direction of the stroke. 1
  • noun forehand tennis, etc.: forward stroke 1
  • adverb forehand tennis, etc.: with a forward stroke 1
  • adjective forehand tennis stroke: forward 1
  • adjective forehand (in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the same side of the body as that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc. Compare backhand (def 5). 1
  • adjective forehand being in front or ahead. 1
  • adjective forehand foremost or leading. 1
  • adjective forehand done beforehand; given or made in advance, as a payment. 1
  • noun forehand (in tennis, squash, etc.) a forehand stroke. 1
  • noun forehand the part of a horse that is in front of the rider. 1
  • noun forehand Cards. the player on the dealer's left, in a game with three players. Compare endhand, middlehand. 1
  • noun forehand Archaic. a superior or advantageous position. 1
  • adverb forehand (in tennis, squash, etc.) with a forehand stroke. 1
  • countable noun forehand A forehand is a shot in tennis or squash in which the palm of your hand faces the direction in which you are hitting the ball. 0
  • adjective forehand (of a stroke) made with the racket held so that the wrist is facing the direction of the stroke 0
  • adjective forehand of or relating to the right side of a right-handed player or the left side of a left-handed player 0
  • adjective forehand foremost or paramount 0
  • adjective forehand done or given beforehand 0
  • noun forehand a forehand stroke 0
  • noun forehand the side on which such strokes are made 0
  • noun forehand the part of a horse in front of the saddle 0
  • noun forehand a frontal position 0
  • adverb forehand with a forehand stroke 0
  • verb forehand to play (a shot) forehand 0
  • noun forehand the position in front or above; advantage 0
  • noun forehand the part of a horse in front of the rider 0
  • noun forehand a kind of stroke, as in tennis, made with the arm extended and the palm of the hand turned forward 0
  • adjective forehand done or given earlier 0
  • adjective forehand foremost; front 0
  • adjective forehand done or performed as or with a forehand 0
  • adverb forehand with a forehand 0
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