forehand

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English fore- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English forehand From fore- + hand.

1. Beforehand; paid in advance.

   “a forehand rent”

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English fore- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English forehand From fore- + hand.

1. A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

   “the devastating speed of her forehand return”

2. A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
3. All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.

   “[…]those horses which are of a chicke Forehand, short necked”

4. The chief or most important part.

   “The great Achilles, whom opinion crowns / The sinew and the forehand of our host”

5. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

   “And, but for ceremony such a wretch, Winding up days with toil and nights with sleep, Had the forehand and vantage of a king”

6. The hand towards the front of the board.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English fore- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English forehand From fore- + hand.

1. To strike with a forehand stroke.