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backhand definition
backhand |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb backhand Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb backhand Entailment of verb backhand Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb backhand 1 sense of backhand Sense 1 backhand => hit Familiarity of verb backhand backhand used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb backhand Sense 1 backhand => hit -------------- Grep of noun backhand backhand backhand drive backhand shot backhand stroke two-handed backhand Overview of noun backhand The noun backhand has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot -- (a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke) Overview of verb backhand The verb backhand has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. backhand -- (hit a tennis ball backhand) Overview of adj backhand The adj backhand has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 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 from left down to right) Antonyms of adj backhand 2 senses of backhand Sense 1 backhand(postnominal) (vs. forehand), backhanded forehand(postnominal) (vs. backhand), forehanded Sense 2 backhand, left-slanting INDIRECT (VIA written) -> spoken Similarity of adj backhand 2 senses of backhand Sense 1 backhand(postnominal) (vs. forehand), backhanded Sense 2 backhand, left-slanting => written (vs. spoken) Attributes of adj backhand Familiarity of adj backhand backhand used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj backhand backhand backhanded Overview of noun backhand The noun backhand has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot -- (a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke) Overview of verb backhand The verb backhand has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. backhand -- (hit a tennis ball backhand) Overview of adj backhand The adj backhand has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 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 from left down to right)
backhand definition