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English

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Andre Agassi hitting a two-handedbackhand

Etymology

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Fromback +‎hand.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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backhand (pluralbackhands)

  2. (tennis and other, racquet sports) Astroke madeacross thechest from theoff-handside to theracquet hand side; a stroke during which theback of thehandfaces theshot.
    Antonym:forehand
    She has a meanbackhand.
  3. Handwriting thatleans to theleft.
    It was written in a shakybackhand.
  4. (Ultimate Frisbee) Thestandardthrow; a throw during which thediscbegins on theoff-handside andtravelsacross thechest to bereleased from theopposite side.
  5. The back of the hand: thereverseside (dorsal side) of thehumanhand or otherprimate hand.
    Antonym:palm
  7. (surfing) Thehand towards theback of theboard.
    Antonym:forehand

Translations

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stroke in tennis
handwriting

Verb

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backhand (third-person singular simple presentbackhands,present participlebackhanding,simple past and past participlebackhanded)

  1. Toexecute abackhandstroke orthrow.
  2. Toslap with theback of one'shand.
    • 2023 May 23, Alison Green, anonymous quotee, “my coworker got drunk and punched another coworker in the parking lot”, inAsk a Manager‎[1] (blog), archived fromthe original on11 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, Joebackhands 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.

Translations

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execute a backhand stroke or throw
slap with the back of one's hand
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Adjective

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backhand (comparativemorebackhand,superlativemostbackhand)

  1. (of handwriting)Slanting to theleft.
    • 1936,F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIII, inThe Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published1940, page135:
      In great confusion, Gordon accepted the letter, broke its small crested seal, and began reading the neatback-hand scrawl.
  2. (of strokes or throws) In thebackhandstyle.
  3. (ice hockey, of aplay) Using thebackside of thehockey stick.
    He scored on abackhand shot.

Translations

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of any left slanting handwriting
in the backhand style
ice hockey
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Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishbackhand.

Noun

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backhand m (pluralbackhands)

  1. (ultimate frisbee)backhand

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishbackhand.

Noun

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backhand n (pluralbackhanduri)

  1. backhand

Declension

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Declension ofbackhand
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativebackhandbackhandulbackhanduribackhandurile
genitive-dativebackhandbackhanduluibackhanduribackhandurilor
vocativebackhandulebackhandurilor
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