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GROUND STROKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ground stroke mean?
• GROUND STROKE (noun)
The noun GROUND STROKE has 1 sense:
1. a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
Familiarity information: GROUND STROKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ground stroke" is a kind of...):
return (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player)
Antonym:
volley (a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces)
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