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[ fawr -hand, fohr - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɔrˌhænd, ˈfoʊr- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective (in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the same side of the body as that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc. Compare backhand (def. 5).
being in front or ahead.
foremost or leading.
done beforehand; given or made in advance, as a payment.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun (in tennis, squash, etc.) a forehand stroke.
the part of a horse that is in front of the rider.
Cards . the player on the dealer's left, in a game with three players. Compare endhand, middlehand.
Archaic . a superior or advantageous position.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb (in tennis, squash, etc.) with a forehand stroke.
Origin of forehand First recorded in 1535–45; fore- + hand
Words nearby forehand foregoing, foregone, foregone conclusion, foreground, foregut, forehand , forehanded, forehead, forehearth, forehock, forehoof
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Example sentences from the Web for forehand Of course, not those birds who have had the forehand of a wing amputated.
Dog Breaking | William Nelson Hutchinson
When he moved up to the net in the ever-flashing rallies all the power and certainty of Johnston's forehand came into action.
News Writing | M. Lyle Spencer
I would suggest that we go through the forehand and backhand strokes to make certain that we are right.
The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts | Janet Aldridge
Your chances of success are, therefore, far greater if attempted off the forehand side.
Squash Tennis | Richard C. Squires
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British Dictionary definitions for forehand adjective (prenominal) sport (of a stroke) made with the racket held so that the wrist is facing the direction of the stroke of or relating to the right side of a right-handed player or the left side of a left-handed player foremost or paramount
done or given beforehand
noun sport a forehand stroke the side on which such strokes are made the part of a horse in front of the saddle
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb sport with a forehand stroke
verb sport to play (a shot) forehand
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