BACKHAND SHOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does backhand shot mean? 

• BACKHAND SHOT (noun)
  The noun BACKHAND SHOT has 1 sense:

1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

  Familiarity information: BACKHAND SHOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACKHAND SHOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

backhand; backhand shot; backhand stroke

Hypernyms ("backhand shot" is a kind of...):

return (a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backhand shot"):

two-handed backhand (a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands)