backhand

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[ˈbakhand], (Noun)

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- (in tennis and other racket sports) a stroke played with the back of the hand facing in the direction of the stroke, with the arm across the body
(e.g: he drove a backhand into the net)


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[ˈbakhand], (Verb)

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- strike with a backhanded blow or stroke
(e.g: in a flash, he backhanded Ace across the jaw)


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