'Forehand' definitions:

Definition of 'forehand'

(from WordNet)
adjective
(of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke [syn: forehand(a), forehanded] [ant: backhand(a), backhanded]
noun
(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) [syn: forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot]

Definition of 'Forehand'

From: GCIDE
  • Forehand \Fore"hand`\, a. Done beforehand; anticipative. [1913 Webster]
  • And so extenuate the forehand sin. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Forehand'

From: GCIDE
  • Forehand \Fore"hand`\, n.
  • 1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The chief or most important part. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence. [1913 Webster]
  • And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . . Had the forehand and vantage of a king. --Shak. [1913 Webster]