Definitions of forehand [ˈfɔrˌhænd, ˈfoʊr-]

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Definition of 'forehand'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) forehand
(in tennis, squash, etc.) of, pertaining to, or being a stroke made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of movement.

2. forehand
being in front or ahead.

3. (n.) forehand
(in tennis, squash, etc.) a forehand stroke.

4. forehand
the part of a horse in front of the rider.

5. (adv.) forehand
with a forehand stroke.

Etymology: (1535–45)

Definition of 'forehand'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot
(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)

2. (adj) forehand(a), forehanded
(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke

Definition of 'forehand'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) forehand
done beforehand; anticipative

2. (noun) forehand
all that part of a horse which is before the rider

3. (noun) forehand
the chief or most important part

4. (noun) forehand
superiority; advantage; start; precedence

Translation of 'forehand'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: in tennis etc, (the ability to make) a stroke or shot with the palm of one's hand turned towards the ball a strong forehand; (
Afrikaans: voorhand	Arabic: ظَهْر اليَد	Bulgarian: форхенд
Brazilian: rebatida de frente	Czech: forehand; forehandový	German: die Vorhand, Vorhand-...
Danish: forhånd; forhånds-	Greek: σερβίς (στο τένις)	Spanish: golpe de derecho
Estonian: eeskäelöök	Farsi: فورهند؛ پیش دست	Finnish: kämmenlyönti
French: coup droit	Hebrew: חֲבָטַת כַּף-יָד	Hindi: टेनिस की चालल
Croatian: forhend	Hungarian: tenyeres (ütés)	Indonesian: pukulan forehand
Icelandic: forhandarhögg	Italian: (colpo) diritto	Japanese: 前打ち
Korean: (정구 등의) 포핸드 스트로크	Lithuanian: smūgis iš dešinės/kairės	Malay: pukulan hadapan tangan
Dutch: forehand	Norwegian: forehand(slag)	Polish: forhend
Persian: فورهند؛ پیش دست	Pashto: برلاس، داس هغه برخه چه دس	Portuguese: golpe de frente
Romanian: forehand	Russian: удар справа	Slovak: forhend; forhendový
Slovenian: udarec z naprej obrnjeno	Serbian: forhend	Swedish: forehand
Thai: การตีลูกทางหน้ามือ	Turkish: iç vuruş	Taiwanese: 正手打
Ukrainian: удар справа	Urdu: ٹینس گیند پر ایسی ضرب کہ	Vietnamese: (quần vợt) cú đập
Chinese: 正手打
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