Forehand vs Backhand - What's the difference?
forehand | backhand | Antonyms |
(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke
(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
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
The chief or most important part.
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
* Shakespeare
The hand towards the front of the board
(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.
Handwriting that leans to the left
(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.
The reverse side of the human hand.
(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
to execute a backhand stroke or throw
to slap with the back of one's hand
(handwriting) Of any left slanting handwriting
(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
Backhand is a antonym of forehand.
As nouns the difference between forehand and backhand
is that forehand is a stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke while backhand is 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.As a verb backhand is
to execute a backhand stroke or throw.As an adjective backhand is
of any left slanting handwriting.forehand
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Johnson)
- (Shakespeare)
- And, but for ceremony, such a wretch / Had the forehand and vantage of a king.
Synonyms
* (kind of throw in sports) (l)Antonyms
* (l)backhand
English
(wikipedia backhand)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* forehand * palmVerb
Adjective
(en adjective)- He scored on a backhand shot.