"backhand" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbækhænd/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-backhand.ogg [US] Forms: more backhand [comparative], most backhand [superlative]
Etymology: From back + hand. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|back|hand}} back + hand Head templates: {{en-adj}} backhand (comparative more backhand, superlative most backhand)
  1. (of handwriting) Slanting to the left.
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-adj-xlpTOVU-
  2. (of strokes or throws) In the backhand style Translations (in the backhand style): backhand- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-adj-gQyKXq2K Disambiguation of 'in the backhand style': 0 100 0
  3. (ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick Categories (topical): Ice hockey, Ultimate Translations (ice hockey): de revés (Catalan), backhand- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-adj-mMTA5Qo2 Disambiguation of Ultimate: 3 1 31 17 14 6 4 17 6 1 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 30 14 7 27 4 8 6 1 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports Disambiguation of 'ice hockey': 2 0 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: backhanded

Noun

IPA: /ˈbækhænd/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-backhand.ogg [US] Forms: backhands [plural]
Etymology: From back + hand. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|back|hand}} back + hand Head templates: {{en-noun}} backhand (plural backhands)
  1. (tennis) 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. Categories (topical): Tennis Translations (stroke in tennis): cop de revés [masculine] (Catalan), 反手 (fǎnshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), backhand (Dutch), rystylyönti (Finnish), revers [masculine] (French), fonák (Hungarian), bakhandarhögg [neuter] (Icelandic), rovescio [masculine] (Italian), bekhend [masculine] (Polish), бе̏кхенд [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bȅkhend [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), revés [masculine] (Spanish), backhand [common-gender] (Swedish), backhandslag [neuter] (Swedish), бекхе́нд (bekxénd) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-noun--FhlZxU3 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 30 14 7 27 4 8 6 1 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis Disambiguation of 'stroke in tennis': 55 22 6 3 13
  2. Handwriting that leans to the left Categories (topical): Writing Translations (handwriting): linkshellend handschrift (Dutch), rithönd sem hallar til vinstri (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-noun-Nw8lOlNv Disambiguation of Writing: 2 1 9 8 46 11 7 7 6 2 Disambiguation of 'handwriting': 3 88 3 2 3
  3. (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.
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-noun-rtR2d7yX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 22 15 10 32 3 10 4 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 30 14 7 27 4 8 6 1
  4. The reverse side of the human hand.
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-noun-UkM7AIZm
  5. (surfing) the hand towards the back of the board. Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-noun-AuJqAmBE Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

Verb

IPA: /ˈbækhænd/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-backhand.ogg [US] Forms: backhands [present, singular, third-person], backhanding [participle, present], backhanded [participle, past], backhanded [past]
Etymology: From back + hand. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|back|hand}} back + hand Head templates: {{en-verb}} backhand (third-person singular simple present backhands, present participle backhanding, simple past and past participle backhanded)
  1. to execute a backhand stroke or throw Translations (execute a backhand stroke or throw): tehdä rystylyönti (Finnish), tirare di rovescio (Italian), slå en backhand (Swedish), slå ett backhandslag (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-verb-8wivyfud Disambiguation of 'execute a backhand stroke or throw': 100 0
  2. to slap with the back of one's hand
    Sense id: en-backhand-en-verb-LHHqns8D

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        "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."
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        "(tennis) 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."
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        "Handwriting that leans to the left"
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        "The reverse side of the human hand."
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        "the hand towards the back of the board."
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        "(surfing) the hand towards the back of the board."
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
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      "word": "cop de revés"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǎnshǒu",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "word": "反手"
    },
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "word": "backhand"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "word": "rystylyönti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "revers"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "word": "fonák"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
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      "word": "bakhandarhögg"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
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      ],
      "word": "rovescio"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
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      ],
      "word": "bekhend"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "revés"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "backhand"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "backhandslag"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bekxénd",
      "sense": "stroke in tennis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бекхе́нд"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "handwriting",
      "word": "linkshellend handschrift"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "handwriting",
      "word": "rithönd sem hallar til vinstri"
    }
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    "Andre Agassi",
    "backhand"
  ],
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}

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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "execute a backhand stroke or throw",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "execute a backhand stroke or throw",
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        {
          "ref": "1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 135",
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        "Slanting to the left."
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        "(of handwriting) Slanting to the left."
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        "In the backhand style"
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        "(of strokes or throws) In the backhand style"
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      "sense": "in the backhand style",
      "word": "backhand-"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "de revés"
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