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forehand
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun forehand has 1 sense
- forehand(n = noun.act) forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash); Array is a kind of return
Adjective forehand has 1 sense
- forehand(a = adj.all) forehanded - (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke; Array Antonym: backhand
CIDE DICTIONARY
forehand, n.
- All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- The chief or most important part. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. [1913 Webster]"And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . .
Had the forehand and vantage of a king." [1913 Webster]
forehand, a.
Done beforehand; anticipative. [1913 Webster]
"And so extenuate the forehand sin."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
forehand, n.
1 Tennis etc. a a stroke played with the palm of the hand facing the opponent. b (attrib.) (also forehanded) of or made with a forehand.
2 the part of a horse in front of the seated rider.
1 Tennis etc. a a stroke played with the palm of the hand facing the opponent. b (attrib.) (also forehanded) of or made with a forehand.
2 the part of a horse in front of the seated rider.
THESAURUS
forehand
anterior, anticipative, anticipatory, beforetime, bright and early, chief, early, first, fore, forehanded, foremost, foresighted, forward, front, frontal, head, headmost, in good time, leading, prevenient, primary, prime
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