Definitions for: Forehand


[n] a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: forehand shot, forehand stroke

See Also: return

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