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Backhand

noun
/ˈbækhænd/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
2.nounHandwriting that leans to the left
3.noun(Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
4.nounThe reverse side of the human hand.
5.nounThe hand towards the back of the board.
6.verbTo execute a backhand stroke or throw
7.verbTo slap with the back of one's hand
8.adjective(handwriting) Of any left slanting handwriting
9.adjective(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
10.adjectiveOf a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
"He scored on a backhand shot."

Synonyms

writtenbackhand shotbackhand strokeleft-slantingcuffswingdefeatreversalreversebackundersideblow

Antonyms

forehandpalm

Rhymes With

reprimandcommandexpanddemandunderstandbandlandbrand
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