| Pronunciation: | | 'fowr`hand
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| Matching Terms: | | forehand drive, forehand shot, forehand stroke, forehand(a), forehanded
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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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| | Synonyms: | | forehand shot, forehand stroke |
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| | See Also: | | return |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fore"hand`\, n.
1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider.
--Johnson.
2. The chief or most important part. --Shak.
3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the
forehand and vantage of a king. --Shak.
\Fore"hand`\, a.
Done beforehand; anticipative.
And so extenuate the forehand sin. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | anterior, anticipative, anticipatory, beforetime, bright and early, chief, early, first, fore, forehanded, foremost, foresighted, forward, front, frontal, head, headmost, in good time, leading, prevenient, primary, prime |
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