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BACKHAND STROKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backhand stroke mean?
• BACKHAND STROKE (noun)
The noun BACKHAND STROKE has 1 sense:
1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
Familiarity information: BACKHAND STROKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
backhand; backhand shot; backhand stroke
Hypernyms ("backhand stroke" is a kind of...):
return (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backhand stroke"):
two-handed backhand (a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands)
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