Meaning

6 senses
  1. A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

    the devastating speed of her forehand return

    (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

  2. A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.

  3. All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.

  4. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

  5. The hand towards the front of the board.

  6. (archaic)The chief or most important part.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Tom returned the ball with a forehand smash.

    Том повернув м'яч сильним ударом справа.

    ruТом вернул мяч ударом справа.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: forehands
Singularforehand
Pluralforehands

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash):forehand strokeforehand shot

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedforehander

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forehand — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto