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s | backhand |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun backhand is

(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.

As a verb backhand is

to execute a backhand stroke or throw.

As an adjective backhand is

(handwriting) of any left slanting handwriting.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    backhand

    Noun

    (en 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.
  • 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.
  • Antonyms

    * forehand * palm

    Verb

  • to execute a backhand stroke or throw
  • to slap with the back of one's hand
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (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
  • He scored on a backhand shot.

    See also

    * backhanded