noun
- A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.
- synonyms: backhand stroke, backhand shot
verb
- Hit a tennis ball backhand.
adjective
- Of racket strokes. ( made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke)
- synonyms: backhanded
- Of handwriting. ( having the letters slanting backward).
- synonyms: left-slanting
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