BACKHAND

backhand, left-slanting

(adjective) (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward

backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot

(noun) a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

backhand

(verb) hit a tennis ball backhand

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

backhand (plural backhands)

(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.

Handwriting that leans to the left

(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.

The reverse side of the human hand.

(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.

Antonyms

• forehand

• palm

Verb

backhand (third-person singular simple present backhands, present participle backhanding, simple past and past participle backhanded)

to execute a backhand stroke or throw

to slap with the back of one's hand

Adjective

backhand (comparative more backhand, superlative most backhand)

(handwriting) Of any left slanting handwriting

(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style

(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick

Anagrams

• handback

Source: Wiktionary

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Back"hand`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + hand.]

Definition: A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.

Back"hand`, a.

1. Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.

2. Backhanded; indirect; oblique. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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