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forehand drive

forehand drive

4.2
A hard straight shot hit from the side you hold the racket, used in tennis or badminton
  • noun
translation icon : golpe de derecha
  • She surprised her opponent with a quick forehand drive that landed right on the baseline.

Examples

  • In tennis, mastering the forehand drive is essential for hitting powerful shots.

  • The coach emphasized the importance of a strong forehand drive during practice today.

  • Examples: (1) "The subject of today's lesson is ..." (2) "Today we will begin work on the forehand drive."

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

forehand
vsforehand drive
7 3.4

A stroke hit with the palm facing forward in tennis or badminton

is a specific hard, straight technique used for power
forehand shot
vsforehand drive
3.0

A stroke hit with the palm facing forward in tennis or badminton

is harder and straighter, made to add power and speed
forehand stroke
vsforehand drive
3.5

A hit where the palm faces the shot, as in tennis or badminton

is executed more forcefully and straight to increase speed

Surface Forms

forehand drive singular
forehand drives plural

Morphology

forehand + drive

Both constituents are sports terms whose meanings ('forehand' = a stroke using the palm; 'drive' = a powerful shot) combine directly to yield the MWE meaning of a hard straight shot played on the forehand side. This straightforward noun‑noun composition follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross‑linguistically common in sports vocabulary, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily understand it.

Etymology

Forehand drive comes from racket sports: forehand is the stroke made on the same side as your playing hand and drive means a hard, straight hit. So a forehand drive is 'a strong, straight shot hit from the forehand side', used to send the ball fast along the court.