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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stroke in certain sports, such as tennis, in which the ball is hit immediately after it bounces off the ground.
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- noun sports A
stroke , in ball sports, in which theball is hit immediately after itbounces off theground - noun cricket A
delivery that bounces just short of theblockhole
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
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