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Meanings of forehand in English

Portuguese
forehand
Catalan
directe

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

forehand

(Of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke.

Usage of forehand in English
1
The second seed then netted a forehand to set up match point.
Reuters
2
Jagr faked several times before depositing a forehand inside the left post.
Reuters
3
He takes the next point, at least, with a deep passing forehand.
The Guardian
4
But he backed his own forehand power, as well as his serve.
The Guardian
5
He made a move and slid a forehand short side past Mason.
Reuters
6
A final, tired Inglot forehand drifted long and the deed was done.
The Guardian
7
The Russian takes it with a bruising forehand to Pironokova's backhand corner.
The Guardian
8
He bludgeons a forehand wide on the next point and it's deuce.
The Guardian
9
May we go now? he asked, putting a forehand on the railing.
His Majesty’s Dragon
10
Ljubicic prangs an easy forehand into the net and groans in frustration.
The Guardian
11
Mr. Goodfellow tapped his forehand with the end of his two-foot rule.
Poison Island
12
When Djokovic hit the winning forehand, neither had anything left to give.
The Guardian
13
Her famous forehand drive is a full arm swing from the shoulder.
The Art of Lawn Tennis
14
Federer hurt him throughout with a forehand of wicked speed and accuracy.
The Guardian
15
But the hits a forehand out and it's championship point to Serena.
The Guardian
16
He lines up a forehand and then unleashes it in a blur.
The Guardian
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Translations for forehand
Portuguese
forehand
Catalan
directe
Forehand through the time
Forehand across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common