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| back·hand [ bák hànd ] |
noun (plural back·hands) |
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1. racket games backhanded stroke: in tennis and other racket games, a stroke made with the back of the hand turned toward the ball or shuttlecock as the arm moves outward from a position across the body
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2. racket games side for backhands: the side of a tennis or other racket court, or of the body, on which a player would naturally play a backhand. It is the left-hand side for a right-handed player.
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3. baseball catch made on backhand side: in baseball, a catch made with the catcher's hand, in a mitt, held across his or her body
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4. handwriting sloping leftward: a style of handwriting in which the letters slope to the left
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adjective |
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1. racket games with back of hand toward ball: in tennis and other racket games, used to describe a stroke carried out with the back of the hand toward the ball or shuttlecock, usually with the arm across the body
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2. done with backhanded movement: carried out with the back of the hand turned toward the direction of any movement
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adverb |
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with backhand stroke: with the back of the hand facing in the direction in which a stroke, movement, or blow is made
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transitive verb (past and past participle back·hand·ed, present participle back·hand·ing, 3rd person present singular back·hands) |
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1. sports contact ball with backhand: to strike a ball with a backhand stroke, or catch it with the hand held across the body
  She backhanded the ball just over the net.
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2. hit somebody with back of hand: to hit somebody or something with the back of the hand
accidentally backhanded an opponent
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