"backhand" in the noun sense
1. backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot
a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
"backhand" in the verb sense
1. backhand
hit a tennis ball backhand
"backhand" in the adjective sense
1. backhand, backhanded
of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
2. backhand, left-slanting
of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
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