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
Forehand (plural Forehands)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forehand is the 8690th 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.
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.
• (kind of throw in sports): flick
• backhand
forehand (not comparable)
Beforehand; paid in advance.
• afterhand
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
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
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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