forehand

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

   the devastating speed of her forehand return

2. noun 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.
3. noun All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
4. noun The chief or most important part.
5. noun Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
6. noun The hand towards the front of the board.
7. noun The hand that plays first.
8. adjective Beforehand; paid in advance.

   a forehand rent

Similar words

forehand shot forehand stroke backhand back-hand backhander groundstroke backhandedness reverse hammer supination

Often followed by

and drive or grip stroke side is volley to

Word family

forehands