forehand Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
    forehand shot; forehand stroke.
  2. adjective (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
    forehanded.

WordNet

Fore"hand` noun
Definitions
  1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson.
  2. The chief or most important part. Shak.
  3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
    And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. Shak.
Fore"hand` adjective
Definitions
  1. Done beforehand; anticipative.
    And so extenuate the forehand sin. Shak.

Webster 1913