backhand

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English

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Andre Agassi hitting a two-handed backhand

Etymology

From back +‎ hand.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbækhænd/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

backhand (plural backhands)

  1. (tennis) 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. (Ultimate Frisbee) 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. (surfing) The hand towards the back of the board.

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Verb

backhand (third-person singular simple present backhands, present participle backhanding, simple past and past participle backhanded)

  1. To execute a backhand stroke or throw.
  2. To slap with the back of one's hand.
    • 2023 May 23, Alison Green, anonymous quotee, “my coworker got drunk and punched another coworker in the parking lot”, in Ask a Manager‎ (blog), archived from the original on 11 December 2024:
      While Joe is driving, Bob gets upset and wants to go back to set up. Bob and Joe argue for a few seconds. Then, Bob grabs the wheel and nearly causes us to hit a tree. In response, Joe backhands Bob and tells him to immediately stop or he will get us killed. Bob says that he was just trying to get us back on track and that he was joking.

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Adjective

backhand (comparative more backhand, superlative most backhand)

  1. (of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 135:
      In great confusion, Gordon accepted the letter, broke its small crested seal, and began reading the neat back-hand scrawl.
  2. (of strokes or throws) In the backhand style.
  3. (ice hockey, of a play) Using the back side of the hockey stick.
    He scored on a backhand shot.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English backhand.

Noun

backhand m (plural backhands)

  1. (ultimate frisbee) backhand

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English backhand.

Noun

backhand n (plural backhanduri)

  1. backhand

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative backhand backhandul backhanduri backhandurile
genitive-dative backhand backhandului backhanduri backhandurilor
vocative backhandule backhandurilor
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