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Backhand
01
a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
backhands
to backhand
01
hit a tennis ball backhand
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
backhand
3rd person singular
backhands
Present participle
backhanding
Past simple
backhanded
Past participle
backhanded
backhand
01
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
02
(of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
03
of a play or shot made using the back side of the hockey stick
Examples
He scored a goal with a backhand shot.
