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plural forehands
(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke. examples
(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger. examples
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider. quotations examples
[…] those horses which are of a chicke Forehand, short necked
1618, Michel Baret, An Hipponomie […]
(archaic) The chief or most important part. quotations
The great Achilles, whom opinion crowns / The sinew and the forehand of our host
1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act 1, scene 3
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. quotations examples
And, but for ceremony such a wretch,Winding up days with toil and nights with sleep,Had the forehand and vantage of a king
1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act IV, scene i]
(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board. examples
not comparable
Beforehand; paid in advance. examples
third-person singular simple present forehands, present participle forehanding, simple past and past participle forehanded
(transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke. examples