Plural of backhand
regular plural
The plural of backhand is backhands.
Forms of backhand
| Singular | backhand /ˈbækhænd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | backhands |
| Countable | countable |
Backhands in a sentence
- In response, Joe backhands Bob and tells him to immediately stop or he will get us killed.2023 May 23, Alison Green, anonymous quotee, “my coworker got drunk and punched another coworker in the parking lot”, in Ask a Manager...
- Neither possesses a serve fast enough to dent a radar gun and their stabby backhands resemble karate chops.1991 September 18, “Walker, Holton Are A Winning Duo”, in South Florida Sun-Sentinel. From the entry stabby
Meaning of backhand
- noun A 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.
- noun Handwriting that leans to the left.
- noun 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.
Questions about the plural of backhand
- What is the plural of backhand?
- The plural of backhand is backhands.
- Is backhand countable?
- Backhand is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: backhand (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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