| ADJECTIVE | all | forehand, forehanded | (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke |
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| NOUN | act | 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) |
| Sounds | fao'rhhae.nd | |
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| Rhymes | ampersand ... woodland: 90 rhymes with aend... | |
| Meaning | (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke. | |
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| Synonym | forehanded | |
| Opposite | backhand, backhanded | (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke |
| Meaning | (sports) 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 stroke, forehand shot | |
| Category | badminton | A game / game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net |
| squash, squash racquets, squash rackets | A game / game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets | |
| tennis, lawn tennis | A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | |
| Broader | return | A tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player |
| Spanish | derechazo, directo | |
| Catalan | cop de dreta, directe | |
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