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Meaning of backhand

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  backhand
      adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of
             hand facing direction of stroke [syn: {backhand(a)},
             {backhanded}] [ant: {forehand(a)}, {forehanded}]
      2: (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward [syn:
         {backhand}, {left-slanting}]
      n 1: a return made with the back of the hand facing the
           direction of the stroke [syn: {backhand}, {backhand
           stroke}, {backhand shot}]
      v 1: hit a tennis ball backhand

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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