forehand
Americanadjective
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(in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the same side of the body as that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc.
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being in front or ahead.
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foremost or leading.
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done beforehand; given or made in advance, as a payment.
noun
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forehands
plural
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(in tennis, squash, etc.) a forehand stroke.
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the part of a horse that is in front of the rider.
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Cards. the player on the dealer's left, in a game with three players.
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Archaic. a superior or advantageous position.
adverb
adjective
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sport
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(of a stroke) made with the racket held so that the wrist is facing the direction of the stroke
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of or relating to the right side of a right-handed player or the left side of a left-handed player
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foremost or paramount
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done or given beforehand
noun
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sport
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a forehand stroke
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the side on which such strokes are made
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the part of a horse in front of the saddle
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a frontal position
adverb
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Chwalinska, 25, felt a few nerves as she closed in on her first WTA 1,000 title, but took her third championship point when Kartal hammered a forehand long.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Like Shelton, he’s another court-smotherer who can chase it from the baseline to the net to the third row of the loge section, and he can crack a forehand as hard as anyone on tour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
From there the top seed never looked back, ultimately clinching victory as Khachanov put a forehand long.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Fritz squandered a pair of match points at 40-15 and gave himself another with a booming forehand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
One of Braden’s digitized videotapes is of the tennis great Andre Agassi hitting a forehand.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Fritz finally got the job done after one hour and 49 minutes, Jodar misfiring on a pair of forehands to bring it to a close.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
She hit a couple of sizzler forehands that found the lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The battle went down to the wire and it was a few mistimed forehands from Gauff that gave Svitolina the opening in the last game to complete an emotional victory.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
We know he practised at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday after his opening win – seemingly testing out his playing arm by leathering some forehands - and also hit on Wednesday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Charles saw the rush of the leading black, And the forehands lift and the men sway back; He steadied his horse, then with crash and crying The top of the Turk's Grave Fence went flying.
From Right Royal by John Masefield
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