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backhanded stroke

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  • backhanded — back•hand•ed [[t]ˈbækˌhæn dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) performed with the back of the hand turned or facing forward: a backhanded stroke[/ex] 2) sloping in a downward direction from left to right: backhanded writing[/ex] 3) oblique or ambiguous in meaning: a …   From formal English to slang

  • backhanded — /bækˈhændəd/ (say bak handuhd) adjective 1. performed with the hand turned backwards, crosswise, or in any oblique direction, or with the back of the hand in the direction of the stroke. 2. sloping to the left: backhanded writing. 3. oblique or… …  

  • back|stroke — «BAK STROHK», noun. 1. a swimming stroke made by a swimmer lying on his back. 2. a backhanded stroke in tennis and other games played with a racket or paddle. 3. a blow or stroke in return; recoil …   Useful english dictionary

  • back|hand — «BAK HAND», noun, adjective, adverb, verb. –n. 1. a) a stroke in tennis and other games played with a racket or paddle, made with the back of the hand turned outward and the arm usually held across the body: »His backhand is his most effective… …   Useful english dictionary

  • back´hand´ed|ness — back|hand|ed «BAK HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. done or made with the back of the hand turned outward: »a backhanded stroke. 2. Figurative. indirect: »He means to help, even though he offers to in a backhanded way. 3. Figurative.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • back´hand´ed|ly — back|hand|ed «BAK HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. done or made with the back of the hand turned outward: »a backhanded stroke. 2. Figurative. indirect: »He means to help, even though he offers to in a backhanded way. 3. Figurative.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • back|hand|ed — «BAK HAN dihd», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. done or made with the back of the hand turned outward: »a backhanded stroke. 2. Figurative. indirect: »He means to help, even though he offers to in a backhanded way. 3. Figurative. sounding like praise …   Useful english dictionary

  • backstroke — [bak′strōk΄] n. 1. a stroke backward, or a backhanded stroke 2. a stroke made by a swimmer lying face upward; esp., a racing stroke in which the arms are stretched alternately over the head and the legs are moved in a flutter kick 3. a contest in …   English World dictionary

  • backstroke — back•stroke [[t]ˈbækˌstroʊk[/t]] n. v. stroked, strok•ing 1) a backhanded stroke 2) spo a swimming stroke performed in a supine position 3) a stroke in return 4) spo to swim the backstroke • Etymology: 1665–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • backstroke — /ˈbækstroʊk / (say bakstrohk) noun 1. a backhanded stroke. 2. a blow or stroke in return; recoil. 3. a swimming stroke in which the swimmer is on his or her back performing a flutter kick and rotating the arms alternately backwards. 4. Cricket a… …  

  • backstroke — /bak strohk /, n., v., backstroked, backstroking. n. 1. a backhanded stroke. 2. Swimming. a stroke made while on one s back. 3. a blow or stroke in return; recoil. v.i. 4. Swimming. to swim the backstroke: She backstroked across the pool. [1665… …   Universalium

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