forehand

Adjective
  1. (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke (synset 301037390)
    same as: forehanded
Noun
  1. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) (synset 100568455)
    referred to in:
    • squash, squash rackets, squash racquets - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
    • badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
    • lawn tennis, 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
    is a type of: return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
    same as: forehand shot, forehand stroke

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