forehand UK /fɔːhænd/US /fɔːɹhænd/noun 6adjective 1verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke. •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. •All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.[…]those horses which are of a chicke Forehand, short necked — 1618 •Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.And, but for ceremony such a wretch, Winding up days with toil and nights with sleep, Had the forehand and vantage of a king — 1599 •The hand towards the front of the board. •(no longer used) The chief or most important part.The great Achilles, whom opinion crowns / The sinew and the forehand of our host — 1602 adjective1 •Beforehand; paid in advance.a forehand rent verb1 •To strike with a forehand stroke. formsforehanded · forehanding · forehands