Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made with the palm of the dominant hand facing forward.
- adjective Obsolete Taking place, done, or given beforehand; prior.
- noun A forehand stroke or shot, as in tennis.
- noun A position for controlling a ball or puck, in which the palm of the dominant hand faces forward.
- noun The part of a horse in front of the rider.
- adverb With a forehand stroke or motion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In lawn-tennis, noting a stroke made by a right-handed player when the ball is on the right side of his body, or by a left-handed player when it is on the left side.
- Done beforehand; anticipative; done or paid in advance.
- Being ahead or in advance; front.
- noun The part of a horse which is in front of the rider.
- noun The chief part; main dependence.
- noun Advantage; the better.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Done beforehand; anticipative.
- noun All that part of a horse which is before the rider.
- noun The chief or most important part.
- noun Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun racket sports a
stroke in which thepalm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke - noun a
throw similar to asidearm throw inbaseball , where thedisc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by themiddle finger
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
- noun (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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Examples
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Someday, they'll decide my forehand is as good as, if not better than, my backhand.
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"His forehand is not only heavy, it's hard," says Patrick McEnroe, the U.S.
Unique swing, snap help Nadal spin his web on tennis court 2008
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Trailing 6-4, Acasuso saved one match point on Safin's serve, but then netted a forehand from the baseline after a short rally.
Russia wins Davis Cup, with Safin beating Acasuso in decisive match 2006
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He hit four clean winners topspin forehand lob, crosscourt backhand pass, forehand pass, and crosscourt forehand return to break and win the set.
USATODAY.com - Top seed Hewitt reaches Wimbledon men's final 2002
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Kim, ranked No. 234, reached match point with a forehand from the baseline that ticked the top of the net and dribbled over.
USATODAY.com - Injury taints Venus' victory; more men's upsets 2002
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A long forehand from the American gave Wozniacki a second break in the sixth game and allowed the Dane to serve for the first set, and she wrapped up the first set with the match only 30 minutes old.
icLiverpool 2010
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A long forehand from the American gave Wozniacki a second break in the sixth game and allowed the Dane to serve for the first set, and she wrapped up the first set with the match only 30 minutes old.
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The forehand is a remarkable short-arm whip, the backhand a faintly sadistic double-handed beheading.
Wimbledon 2010: Berdych's bulk no match for faultless Nadal Barney Ronay at Wimbledon 2010
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Grosjean hit a lunging volley for a winner, then called a forehand crosscourt for another winner and the set.
USATODAY.com - Wimbledon men's quarters suspended after 3 rain delays 2003
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Norman saved that third match point with a forehand winner, and eventually won the game when Pareau again overruled a linesman and called a forehand by Kuerten long.
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