That cannot be returned (in various senses of return, v.1).
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball (16) unreturnable1740 That cannot be returned (in various senses of return, v.1). boasted1878 transitive. To hit (the ball) so that it strikes either of the side-walls before it strikes the end-wall; also to make (a stroke of this kind), and in… volleyed1878 Tennis. Returned by volleying. overhand1881 Tennis. = overarm, adj. 3. back-handed1889 Directed backwards, or with the hand or arm crossing the body (i.e. for a right-handed man from left to right), as a sword-cut; sloping… forehand1889 Tennis. Said of a stroke made by holding the racket with the palm of the hand turned forwards. forehanded1889 Tennis. With a forehand stroke. Also adv. Lawford1893 Used attributively to designate a powerful forehand stroke or drive considered characteristic of Lawford's play. overhead1904 Tennis, Badminton, etc. Of a stroke: made with the racket above one's head. undercut1920 In Tennis, applied to a stroke which undercuts or imparts backspin to the ball. kicking1924 Cricket. Of the ground, a bowler, or his bowling: causing the ball to ‘kick’ (see kick, v.1 3b). Also of a service in tennis. overarm1929 Tennis. Of a service: executed by swinging the racket above the shoulder to hit the ball. two-fisted1960 (a) (dialect or colloquial), awkward with the hands, clumsy; (b) U.S. colloquial, tough, aggressive; vigorous; (c) Tennis of a backhand stroke… sliced1971 Golf and Tennis. (See slice, v.1 5.) inside-out1977 Tennis. Designating a cross-court forehand shot played on a ball struck to the player's backhand (or vice versa), which is set up by the player… inside-in1999 Designating a forehand shot played down the line on a ball struck to the player's backhand (or vice versa), which is set up by the player running… |
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