forehand
A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the strokeA stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
» Tom returned the ball with a forehand smash.
Том вернул мяч ударом справа. — sharptoothed
Том повернув м'яч сильним ударом справа. — deniko
Том відбив м'яча, завдаючи нищівного удару справа. — deniko
Том повернув м'яч сильним форхенд смешем. — deniko
sharptoothed · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesA 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)
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.
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
The hand towards the front of the board.
(archaic)The chief or most important part.
Examples
1 sentencesTom returned the ball with a forehand smash.
Том повернув м'яч сильним ударом справа. — deniko
ruТом вернул мяч ударом справа. — sharptoothed
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plural: forehandsSynonyms
3 synonyms- (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
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