nounπShareA 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."During the tennis match, Maria returned the serve with a powerful backhand. "sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareHandwriting that leans to the left"Her backhand made it difficult to read her notes, as the letters all slanted to the left. "writingstylelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(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."During the Ultimate Frisbee practice, Liam practiced his backhand throws. "sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe reverse side of the human hand."My little sister accidentally slapped the backhand of my hand. "bodyanatomyparthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe hand towards the back of the board."The carpenter used the backhand of his hammer to tap the nail gently into the wood. "sportpositionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo execute a backhand stroke or throw"Maria had to backhand the tennis ball because it bounced to her left side. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo slap with the back of one's hand"He backhanded the book across the table to his sister. "actionbodysporthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(handwriting) Of any left slanting handwriting"My grandmother's handwriting was backhand, with all the letters leaning to the left. "stylewritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style"My tennis instructor praised my backhand stroke. "sportstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOf a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick"He scored on a backhand shot."sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
