plural forehands
sports
: a way of hitting a ball in tennis and similar games in which the palm of the hand holding the racket is turned in the direction of the ball
She hit a forehand across the court.
—often used before another nouna forehand stroke/shot
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“Forehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/forehand. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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