backhand

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backhand

The tennis player hits a powerful backhand across the court.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A stroke in tennis and other racket sports: A shot made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke, typically starting from the opposite side of the player's body.
    • Handwriting that slants to the left: A style of writing in which the letters slope backward, to the left.

  2. Adjective:

    • Of a stroke: Made with the back of the hand facing forward, as in a backhand shot.
    • Of handwriting: Having letters that slant backward or to the left.

  3. Verb:

    • To hit with a backhand stroke: To strike a ball, especially in tennis, with a backhand motion.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Her backhand is her strongest shot in tennis.
    • His elegant backhand won him the crucial point.
  • Adjective:
    • He executed a perfect backhand volley at the net.
    • The letter was written in a distinctive backhand script.
  • Verb:
    • She managed to backhand the ball down the line for a winner.
Advanced Usage
  • "Backhanded compliment": A remark that seems to be a compliment but contains a critical or insulting element.
    • Saying "You're smarter than you look" is a classic backhanded compliment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Backhanded (adj): 1. Performed with or using a backhand. 2. Indirect, ambiguous, or insincere (as in a backhanded compliment).
  • Backhander (n): 1. A backhand stroke. 2. (Informal) A bribe or secret payment.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for stroke): Backhand stroke, backhand shot.
  • Adjective (for handwriting): Left-slanting.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Compounds
  • Backhand drive: A powerful, flat backhand stroke.
  • Backhand slice: A backhand stroke where the racket cuts under the ball, imparting backspin.
Related Idioms
  • None that are directly and solely formed with the word "backhand" as defined above. The common idiomatic use is the compound "backhanded compliment."
backhand

The tennis player hits a powerful backhand across the court.

Adjective
  1. (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
  2. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
Noun
  1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
Verb
  1. hit a tennis ball backhand

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