Backhand
['bækhænd] or ['bæk'hænd]
Definition
(noun.) a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.
(verb.) hit a tennis ball backhand.
(adj.) (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward .
(adj.) (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke .
Typed by Cyril--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
(a.) Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
(a.) Backhanded; indirect; oblique.
Typed by Aileen
Examples
- Agustín hit him hard across the mouth with his left hand, bringing it forward in a slapping, backhand sweep. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And here,' said Mr. Peggotty, giving Ham a backhanded knock in the chest, 'is another of 'em, though he don't look much like it. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Here's a gentleman from London present,' Mr. Bounderby made a backhanded point at Mr. James Harthouse with his thumb, 'a Parliament gentleman. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- He ended a string of abuse by a vicious backhander, which I failed to entirely avoid. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Silvia