FOREHAND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

forehand; forehand shot; forehand stroke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("forehand" is a kind of...):

return (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player)

Domain category:

squash; squash rackets; squash racquets (a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets)

badminton (a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net)

lawn tennis; tennis (a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court)

Meaning:

(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke

Synonyms:

forehand; forehanded

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

backhand ((of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke)