Crossword clues for backhand
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Backhand \Back"hand`\, n. [Back, adv. + hand.]
A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
(Sports) The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in which head of the racket starts from the side of the body opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held, and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with forehand.
Backhand \Back"hand`\, a.
Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
Backhanded; indirect; oblique. [R.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
1 (context handwriting English) Of any left slanting handwriting 2 (context of strokes or throws English) In the backhand style 3 (context ice hockey English) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick n. 1 (context tennis English) 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. 2 Handwriting that leans to the left 3 (context Ultimate Frisbee English) 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. 4 The reverse side of the human hand. 5 (context surfing English) the hand towards the back of the board. v
1 to execute a backhand stroke or throw 2 to slap with the back of one's hand
WordNet
v. hit a tennis ball backhand
adj. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke [syn: backhand(a), backhanded] [ant: forehand(a)]
(of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right [syn: left-slanting]
n. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke [syn: backhand stroke, backhand shot]
Wikipedia
The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racquet around one's body with the back of the hand preceding the palm. Except in the phrase backhand volley, the term refers to a groundstroke (that is, one in which the ball has bounced before it is struck). It contrasts with the other kind of groundstroke, the forehand. The term is also used in other racquet sports, and other areas where a similar motion is employed (for example while throwing a sport disc).
The backhand is usually performed from the baseline or as an approach shot. For a right-handed player, a backhand begins with the racquet on the left side of the body, continues across the body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the right side of the body, with the racquet over the right shoulder. The backhand can be a one-handed or two-handed stroke
Because the player's dominant hand "pulls" into the shot, the backhand generally lacks the power and consistency of the forehand, and is usually considered more difficult to master. However, the two-handed backhand provides more stability and power for the shot, and is increasingly used in the modern game. Beginner and club-level players often have difficulty hitting a backhand, and junior players may have trouble making the shot if they are not strong enough to hit it. Many advanced players still have a significantly better forehand than backhand, and many strategies in tennis aim to exploit this weakness.
Backhand (Greg Mattingly) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a member of the Strikeforce: Morituri. The character was created by Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson.
A backhand is a stroke used in racquet sports, especially tennis.
Backhand may also refer to:
- Flying_disc_techniques#Backhand, a form of flying disk throw, used in sports such as Ultimate.
- Backhand (comics), a superhero in the Marvel universe
- Backhand slapshot, a type of shot in ice hockey
- Backhand shot (ice hockey), a shot from outside the hockey stick
- Backhanded compliment, an insult disguised as a compliment
- Back Hand, a 1974 album by American jazz musician Keith Jarrett
- A slap using the back of the hand as opposed to the palm
Usage examples of "backhand".
Ron and Mark shouted commands: bend at the knees, racket up, keep your wrist firm, swing low to high, take it on the rise, crosscourt, down the line, now backhands.
Ecator came up and whirled through spears, horses, and imps in a lightning-fast forehand and backhand riposte.
Burthong swung a backhand return and then clobbered the leatherback with the edge of his shield.
Southpaw, one-hander off the backhand side, a serve Donnie Stott likes to clock with radar, and chart.
Bartlett took a step forward and lifted his arm to backhand the Negress but found himself under attack instead by Heather who struck him hard across the face.
His long red hair swirled with the violence of the strokes as his long sword hacked forehand and backhand.
With a fist clenched tightly around his pride, Aidan backhanded his little brother to the ground.
Sensing the touch, Magichunger flailed the sword backhand, even as he scrambled by.
There is a sort of backhanded admission of this in the dislike which nearly all foreigners feel for our national way of life.
His fellow passengers laugh as the golf cart overturns on a slope and the woman skids down after it, her arm slowly raising to deliver a backhanded slash.
He moved across the dirt and weeds, kicking up dust, purposely delaying his break for the ball so that he could make an over-the-shoulder or backhand catch.
The goon stepped in front of Indy and backhanded him twice across the face.
He lumbered back across the feast hall, slashing backhanded behind him twice on the way, and mounted the stairs where Tarthane lay crumpled and the tapestry was rippling slowly and wearily.
He backhanded her almost casually, and the strength of the blow threw her backwards.
We may also consider the primitive aspirated consonants kh, th, ph, pronounced more or less as in as in backhand, outhouse, scrap-heap (to borrow my own examples from Lesson One).