backhand

Plural: backhands

Noun

• a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
• 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.
• Handwriting that leans to the left.
• 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.
• The back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
• The hand towards the back of the board.

Verb

Verb Forms: backhanded, backhanding, backhands

• To strike something with the back of the hand.
• hit a tennis ball backhand
• To execute a backhand stroke or throw.
• To slap with the back of one's hand.

Adjective

• (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

Adjective Satellite

• (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward

Adj

• Slanting to the left.
• In the backhand style.
• Using the back side of the hockey stick.

Examples

• He scored on a backhand shot.
• He wanted to backhand his opponent for blocking the triple word score.
• It was written in a shaky backhand.
• She has a mean backhand.

Synonyms

backhand shot, backhand stroke, backhanded, left-slanting

Antonyms

forehand, palm

Related Words

backhanded

Anagrams of backhand