Forehand

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forehand \Fore"hand`\, n.
     1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider.
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     2. The chief or most important part. --Shak.


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     3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
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              And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . .
              Had the forehand and vantage of a king. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forehand \Fore"hand`\, a.
     Done beforehand; anticipative.
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           And so extenuate the forehand sin.       --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forehand
       adj : (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of
             stroke [syn: {forehand(a)}, {forehanded}] [ant: {backhand(a)}]
       n : (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the
           direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or
           squash) [syn: {forehand stroke}, {forehand shot}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "forehand":
     anterior, anticipative, anticipatory, beforetime, bright and early,
     chief, early, first, fore, forehanded, foremost, foresighted,
     forward, front, frontal, head, headmost, in good time, leading,
     prevenient, primary, prime