Backhand

n. letters slanting to the left; stroke in tennis

The backhand in tennis is a stroke hit by swinging the racquet away from one's body in the direction of where the player wants the ball to go. For a right-handed player, a backhand begins on the left side of his body, continues across his body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the right side of his body. It can be either a one-handed or a two-handed stroke.
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Noun
1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
(synonym) backhand stroke, backhand shot
(hypernym) return
(hyponym) two-handed backhand
Verb
1. hit a tennis ball backhand
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) backhand stroke, backhand shot
Adjective
1. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
(synonym) backhand(a), backhanded
(antonym) forehand(a), forehanded
2. (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right
(synonym) left-slanting
(similar) written
(classification) handwriting

n. stroke in tennis

(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.