forehands

Noun

forehand (plural forehands)

1. (racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
   • the devastating speed of her forehand return

   Antonyms:

   backhand

2. (disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.

   Synonyms:

   flick

3. All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
   • […]those horses which are of a chicke Forehand, short necked1618, Michel Baret, An Hipponomie […]
4. (archaic) The chief or most important part.
   • The great Achilles, whom opinion crowns / The sinew and the forehand of our host1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act 1, scene 3
5. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
   • And, but for ceremony such a wretch,
     Winding up days with toil and nights with sleep,
     Had the forehand and vantage of a king1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
6. The hand towards the front of the board.

   Antonyms:

   backhand

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