Backhand Definition
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backhanded, backhanding, backhands
adjective
Made with the back of the dominant hand facing forward.
Hit a backhand shot over the net.
American Heritage
Done with the back of the hand turned inward, as for a baseball catch, or forward, as for a tennis stroke, and with the arm across the body.
Webster's New World
Written in backhand.
Webster's New World
(handwriting) Of any left slanting handwriting.
Wiktionary
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- backhanded
- left-slanting
Antonyms:
noun
backhands
A backhand stroke or shot, as in tennis or hockey.
American Heritage
Handwriting that slants backward, up to the left.
Webster's New World
A position for controlling a ball or puck, in which the back of the dominant hand faces forward.
Moved the puck to his backhand before shooting.
American Heritage
A kind of stroke, as in tennis, with the back of the hand turned forward, the arm being brought forward from across the body.
Webster's New World
A catch made in baseball by reaching across the body with the palm turned toward the ball.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- backhand shot
- backhand stroke
adverb
With a backhanded stroke or motion.
American Heritage
With a backhand.
Webster's New World
verb
backhanded, backhanding, backhands
To perform, catch, or hit with a backhand.
She backhanded the ball crosscourt.
American Heritage
To catch (a ball) with the back of the hand turned inward and arm extended across the body.
Webster's New World
To hit (a ball) with a backhand stroke.
Webster's New World
To execute a backhand stroke or throw.
Wiktionary
To slap with the back of one's hand.
Wiktionary
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