FOREHAND

forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Forehand (plural Forehands)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forehand is the 8690^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3779 individuals. Forehand is most common among White (84.31%) and Black/African American (11.3%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

forehand (plural forehands)

(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

(disc sports) 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.

(archaic) The chief or most important part.

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.

Synonyms

• (kind of throw in sports): flick

Antonyms

• backhand

Adjective

forehand (not comparable)

Beforehand; paid in advance.

Antonyms

• afterhand

Verb

forehand (third-person singular simple present forehands, present participle forehanding, simple past and past participle forehanded)

(transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fore"hand`, n.

1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson.

2. The chief or most important part. Shak.

3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. Shak.

Fore"hand`, a.

Definition: Done beforehand; anticipative. And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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