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forehand Definition

fore·hand (fôrhand′)

noun

  1. Archaic the position in front or above; advantage
  2. the part of a horse in front of the rider
  3. a kind of stroke, as in tennis, made with the arm extended and the palm of the hand turned forward

adjective

  1. Obsolete done or given earlier
  2. foremost; front
  3. done or performed as or with a forehand

adverb

with a forehand

forehand Usage Examples

Object

racket: Forehand the racket with the old-fashioned i know what.

Converse of object

  • hit: I won from a return I spent time practicing: moving round to hit a forehand down the line.
  • play: I don't know how he did it, I was serving well, playing good forehands, but crap backhands.
  • have: He has a good forehand which he used to effect in the first, but I took care of his shots in the second.
  • miss: And Federer misses an easy forehand down the line, as the commentator says, a match point squandered.
  • blast: But he squandered the advantage in the very next game by blasting a simple forehand long with the court at his mercy.

Adjective modifier

  • alternate: The 2 line facility gives an alternate forehand / backhand pattern ( as well as the random pattern ).
  • good: Nice head development, strong neck and good forehand and feet.
  • powerful: Neil, at 14, already had a powerful forehand, clever deception shots and a prodigious appetite, especially for crepes.
  • simple: But he squandered the advantage in the very next game by blasting a simple forehand long with the court at his mercy.
  • double-handed: Serena gets an early break despite essaying - for the first time in her career I reckon - a double-handed forehand.
  • loose: But a loose forehand that ended in a stroke to Power followed by two tins by White and suddenly Power had game ball.

Modifies a noun

  • volley: Adrian goes for a forehand volley kill return of serve.
  • nick: He had finally got tired. Lincou's shot was a classic forehand straight volley nick, set up beautiful and played quickly.
  • boast: A lob out of bounds and yet another tin gave Beng Hee game ball, which he converted with a simple forehand boast.
  • drop: The fourth game was as tight as the previous two, and a no let and a tight forehand drop gave White match ball.
  • winner: However Joey hit two forehand winners at 9 all to set a platform for a comeback to take place.
  • shot: I can easily do a good forehand shot that goes to their less comfortable back hand.

Noun used with modifier

  • cross-court: Henman does very well to block a passing shot, but Grosjean responds with a frankly outrageous cross-court forehand to break serve.
  • crosscourt: Another break point was converted with a superb crosscourt forehand as the 26-year-old went through the gears.