Definitions for backhandˈbækˌhænd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•handˈbækˌhænd(n.)
a stroke, slap, etc., made with the back of the hand turned forward.
(in tennis, squash, etc.) a stroke made with the back of the hand facing the direction of movement.
Category: Sport
handwriting that slopes toward the left.
(adj.)backhanded.
(in tennis, squash, etc.) of, pertaining to, or being a stroke made with the back of the hand facing the direction of movement.
Category: Sport
Ref: Compare forehand (def. 1). 1
(adv.)with the back of the hand.
backhanded:
She returned the ball backhand.
(v.t.)to strike with the back of the hand.
to hit, produce, or accomplish with a backhand.
to catch (a ball or the like) backhanded.
Origin of backhand:
1650–60
Princeton's WordNet
backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot(adj)
a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
backhand(a), backhanded(adj)
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
backhand, left-slanting(verb)
(of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
backhand(verb)
hit a tennis ball backhand
Wiktionary
backhand(Noun)
a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
backhand(Noun)
Handwriting that leans to the left
backhand(Noun)
the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
backhand(Noun)
The reverse side of the human hand.
backhand(Verb)
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
backhand(Verb)
to slap with the back of one's hand
backhand(Adjective)
Of any left slanting handwriting
backhand(Adjective)
In the backhand style
backhand(Adjective)
Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
He scored on a backhand shot.
Webster Dictionary
Backhand(noun)
a kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right
Backhand(adj)
sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting
Backhand(adj)
backhanded; indirect; oblique
Translations for backhand
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
backhand(noun)
in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball
a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.
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- ضَربَةٌ بِظَهْر اليَدArabic

- бекхендBulgarian

- jogadaPortuguese (BR)

- backhandCzech

- die RückhandGerman

- baghåndDanish

- ανάποδο χτύπημαGreek

- revésSpanish

- tagantkäelöökEstonian

- ضربه پشت راکتFarsi

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- חֲבָטַת גַב יַדHebrew

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- bekendCroatian

- fonák (ütés)Hungarian

- pukulan dengan punggung tanganIndonesian

- bakhöndIcelandic

- rovescioItalian

- さか手打ちJapanese

- (테니스 등의) 백핸드Korean

- kairinis smūgisLithuanian

- rokraksts (ar slīpumu uz kreiso pusi)Latvian

- pukulan kilasMalay

- back-handDutch

- bakhåndslag, backhandNorwegian

- bekhendPolish

- ضربه پشت راکتPersian

- له شا د خوا د راكت ضربهPashto

- jogadaPortuguese

- backhand, reverRomanian

- бекхенд, удар слеваRussian

- bekhendSlovak

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- bekhendSerbian

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- ท่าตีโดยหันหลังมือออกนอกตัวThai

- ters vuruş, bekhendTurkish

- (網球等的)反手擊球Chinese (Trad.)

- удар зліва, бекхендUkrainian

- الٹا ہاتھUrdu

- cú ve bóngVietnamese

- (网球等的)反手击球Chinese (Simp.)

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