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Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]backhand (plural backhands)
- (tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- Handwriting that leans to the left
- (Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and travels across the chest to be released from the opposite side.
- The reverse side of the human hand.
- (surfing) the hand towards the back of the board.
Antonyms
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[edit]stroke in tennis
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handwriting
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Verb
[edit]backhand (third-person singular simple present backhands, present participle backhanding, simple past and past participle backhanded)
- to execute a backhand stroke or throw
- to slap with the back of one's hand
Translations
[edit]execute a backhand stroke or throw
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slap with the back of one's hand
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Adjective
[edit]backhand (comparative more backhand, superlative most backhand)
- (of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
- 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 135:
- In great confusion, Gordon accepted the letter, broke its small crested seal, and began reading the neat back-hand scrawl.
- (of strokes or throws) In the backhand style
- (ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
- He scored on a backhand shot.
Translations
[edit]of any left slanting handwriting
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English backhand.
Noun
[edit]backhand m (plural backhands)
- (ultimate frisbee) backhand
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English backhand.
Noun
[edit]backhand n (plural backhanduri)
Declension
[edit]Declension of backhand
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) backhand | backhandul | (niște) backhanduri | backhandurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) backhand | backhandului | (unor) backhanduri | backhandurilor |
vocative | backhandule | backhandurilor |
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