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Definition of Backhand

1. Adjective. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke.

2. Verb. Hit a tennis ball backhand.

3. Noun. A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.

4. Adjective. (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward.

Definition of Backhand

1. n. A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.

2. a. Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.

Definition of Backhand

1. Noun. (tennis) 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. ¹

2. Noun. Handwriting that leans to the left ¹

3. Noun. (context: 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. ¹

4. Noun. The reverse side of the human hand. ¹

5. Verb. to execute a backhand stroke or throw ¹

6. Verb. to slap with the back of one's hand ¹

7. Adjective. (context: handwriting) Of any left slanting handwriting ¹

8. Adjective. (context: of strokes or throws) In the backhand style ¹

9. Adjective. (ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backhand

1. to strike with the back of the hand [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backhand

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