Dictionary

backhand en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbækhænd/ (UK, US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English back Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English backhand From back + hand.

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

backhanded

Translations (6)

ca de revés (ice hockey) · pl z bekhendu (in the backhand style) · sv backhand- (ice hockey) · pl z bekhendu (ice hockey) · sv backhand- (in the backhand style) · pl pochylony na lewo (of any left slanting handwriting)

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backhand en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbækhænd/ (UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English back Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English backhand From back + hand.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:tennis and other) 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.
   • She has a mean backhand.
2. Handwriting that leans to the left.
   • It was written in a shaky backhand.
3. (qualifier: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 back of the hand: the reverse side (dorsal side) of the human hand or other primate hand.
5. The hand towards the back of the board.

Forms

Antonyms

forehand · forehand · palm

Translations (18)

nl linkshellend handschrift (handwriting) · cmn 反手 (stroke in tennis) · es revés (stroke in tennis) · sv backhand (stroke in tennis) · is rithönd sem hallar til vinstri (handwriting) · sh бе̏кхенд (stroke in tennis) · uk бекхе́нд (stroke in tennis) · is bakhandarhögg (stroke in tennis) · nl backhand (stroke in tennis) · fr revers (stroke in tennis) · ca cop de revés (stroke in tennis) · it rovescio (stroke in tennis) · pl bekhend (stroke in tennis) · sv backhandslag (stroke in tennis) · sh bȅkhend (stroke in tennis) · hu fonák (stroke in tennis) · fi rystylyönti (stroke in tennis) · pl pismo pochylone na lewo (handwriting)

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backhand en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈbækhænd/ (UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English back Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English backhand From back + hand.

Meanings

1. To execute a backhand stroke or throw.
2. To slap with the back of one's hand.
   • 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. 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 Dec 2024:
   • During the boxing match, I accidentally backhanded my opponent.

Forms

Translations (8)

fi tehdä rystylyönti (execute a backhand stroke or throw) · sv slå en backhand (execute a backhand stroke or throw) · pl uderzać z bekhendu (execute a backhand stroke or throw) · pl uderzać tyłem dłoni (slap with the back of one's hand) · pl uderzyć z bekhendu (execute a backhand stroke or throw) · pl uderzyć tyłem dłoni (slap with the back of one's hand) · sv slå ett backhandslag (execute a backhand stroke or throw) · it tirare di rovescio (execute a backhand stroke or throw)

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