forehand

fore·hand  (fôrhnd, fr-)

adj.

1. Made or done with the hand moving palm forward: a forehand tennis stroke.

2. Obsolete Taking place, done, or given beforehand; prior.

n.

1. A forehand stroke, as in tennis.

2. The part of a horse in front of the rider.

adv.

With a forehand stroke or motion.

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forehand [ˈfɔːˌhænd]

adj (prenominal)

1. (General Sporting Terms) Sport

a.  (of a stroke) made with the racket held so that the wrist is facing the direction of the stroke

b.  of or relating to the right side of a right-handed player or the left side of a left-handed player

2. foremost or paramount

3. done or given beforehand

n

1. (General Sporting Terms) Sport

a.  a forehand stroke

b.  the side on which such strokes are made

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the part of a horse in front of the saddle

3. a frontal position

adv

(General Sporting Terms) Sport with a forehand stroke

vb

(General Sporting Terms) Sport to play (a shot) forehand

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forehand - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) forehand shot, forehand stroke squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - 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 return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
Adj.	1.	forehand - (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke forehanded backhand, backhanded - (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

Translations

forehand [ˈfɔːhænd] N (Tennis) → drive m

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forehand [ˈfɔː^rhænd] n → coup m droit

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forehand (Sport)

n → Vorhand f

attr → Vorhand-; forehand volley → Vorhandvolley m

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forehand [ˈfɔːˌhænd] n (Tennis) → diritto

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forehand [ˈfɔːˌhænd] n (Tennis) → diritto

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forehand

n forehand [ˈfoːhӕnd]

in tennis etc, (the ability to make) a stroke or shot with the palm of one's hand turned towards the ball a strong forehand; (also adjective ) a forehand stroke. voorhand ظَهْر اليَد форхенд forehand; forehandový forhånd; forhånds- die Vorhand, Vorhand-... σερβίς (στο τένις) golpe de derecho eeskäelöök فورهند؛ پیش دست kämmenlyönti coup droit חֲבָטַת כַּף-יָד टेनिस की चालल forhend tenyeres (ütés) pukulan forehand forhandarhögg (colpo) diritto 前打ち (정구 등의) 포핸드 스트로크 smūgis iš dešinės/kairės pukulan hadapan tangan forehand forehand(slag) forhend golpe de frente forehand удар справа forhend; forhendový udarec z naprej obrnjeno dlanjo; s forehandom forhend forehand การตีลูกทางหน้ามือ iç vuruş 正手打 удар справа ٹینس گیند پر ایسی ضرب کہ بلے کا رخ حریف مقابل کی طرف ہو (quần vợt) cú đập 正手打