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Forehand Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Forehand has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

Verb
1

To strike with a forehand stroke.

Adjective
1

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

2

Beforehand; paid in advance.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
baseball middle finger forehanded disc stroke groundstroke rider forehands
Related Terms
Antonyms
backhanded
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
return
Rhyming Words
and land hand dand xand mand nand fand band 5and iand wand rand stand shand grand aband brand frand gland
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