different between forehand vs groundstroke

English

Etymology

fore- +? hand

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??hænd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /f???hænd/

Noun

forehand (plural forehands)

1. (racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
2. (disc sports) 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.

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4. (archaic) The chief or most important part.
5. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
6. (surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.

Synonyms

• (kind of throw in sports): flick

Antonyms

• backhand

Translations

Adjective

forehand (not comparable)

1. Beforehand; paid in advance.

   a forehand rent

Antonyms

• afterhand

Verb

forehand (third-person singular simple present forehands, present participle forehanding, simple past and past participle forehanded)

1. (transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.

English

Alternative forms

• ground-stroke

Etymology

ground +? stroke.

Noun

groundstroke (plural groundstrokes)

1. (tennis) A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.

Further reading

• groundstroke on Wikipedia.Wikipedia