Forehand

Word FOREHAND
Character 8
Hyphenation fore hand
Pronunciations /fɔːhænd/

Definitions and meanings of "Forehand"

What do we mean by forehand?

Made with the palm of the dominant hand facing forward. adjective

Taking place, done, or given beforehand; prior. adjective

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. noun

With a forehand stroke or motion. adverb

The part of a horse which is in front of the rider. noun

The chief part; main dependence. noun

Advantage; the better. noun

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.

Done beforehand; anticipative. adjective

All that part of a horse which is before the rider. noun

The chief or most important part. noun

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. noun

A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke noun

A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger noun

(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke adjective

(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.

All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.

The chief or most important part.

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

The hand towards the front of the board.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Forehand

The word "forehand" in example sentences

Someday, they'll decide my forehand is as good as, if not better than, my backhand. ❋ Unknown (2002)

"His forehand is not only heavy, it's hard," says Patrick McEnroe, the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Trailing 6-4, Acasuso saved one match point on Safin's serve, but then netted a forehand from the baseline after a short rally. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He hit four clean winners topspin forehand lob, crosscourt backhand pass, forehand pass, and crosscourt forehand return to break and win the set. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Kim, ranked No. 234, reached match point with a forehand from the baseline that ticked the top of the net and dribbled over. ❋ Unknown (2002)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The forehand is a remarkable short-arm whip, the backhand a faintly sadistic double-handed beheading. ❋ Barney Ronay At Wimbledon (2010)

Grosjean hit a lunging volley for a winner, then called a forehand crosscourt for another winner and the set. ❋ Unknown (2003)

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. ❋ Unknown (2000)

The Serve + 1 tactic is essentially a double team, combining the strength of the serve with the strength of a forehand, which is a much more potent weapon than its weaker cousin, the backhand. ❋ By CRAIG O'SHANNESSY (2011)

When the chair umpire called another forehand by Sampras long on the next point and then corrected it, Sampras held his arms in the air and twirled his racket. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His forehand has been a mess, he's losing way too many service games and he looks as excited to be on the court as Pete Sampras did when ❋ Unknown (2010)

"(Stark) is left-handed, and most of my game is my inside-out forehand, so I was hitting right into his forehand, which is as good or better than mine," Hwang (28-2) said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I just happen to think (and again this is an opinion from a 5.0 level player, not Brad Gilbert or Jimmy Connors) that Roddick's technique on the forehand is a little bit lacking. [email protected] (2010)

Her forehand is the big shot, but her two hander is just as devastating and it got nastier as the battle proceeded with Ana. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While Federer struggled in virtually every aspect of his game, his forehand was his biggest liability. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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