Backhand
Back´hand`
| n. | 1. | A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right. |
| 2. | (Sports) The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in which head of the racket starts from the side of the body opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held, and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with | |
| a. | 1. | Sloping from left to right; - said of handwriting. |
| 2. | Backhanded; indirect; oblique. |
| Noun | 1. |  backhand - a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the strokeSynonyms: backhand shot, backhand stroke |
| Verb | 1. | backhand - hit a tennis ball backhand |
| Adj. | 1. | backhand - (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke Synonyms: backhanded Antonyms: forehand, forehanded - (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke |
| 2. | backhand - (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right Synonyms: left-slanting |