tennis stroke
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Tennis — This article is about the sport. For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). Tennis The … Wikipedia
tennis shot — noun the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket • Syn: ↑tennis stroke • Hypernyms: ↑stroke, ↑shot • Hyponyms: ↑return, ↑serve, ↑service … Useful english dictionary
stroke — [strōk] n. [ME, akin to Ger streich, a stroke, OE strican: see STRIKE] 1. a striking of one thing against another; blow or impact of an ax, whip, etc. 2. a) a sudden action resulting in a powerful or destructive effect, as if from a blow [a… … English World dictionary
tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… … Universalium
Tennis terminology — The following is a list of tennis terms, sorted alphabetically.TOC|left|Contents A* Ace ndash; a serve where the tennis ball served is served in and not touched by the receiver, aces are usually powerful and generally land on or near the one of… … Wikipedia
stroke — stroke1 S3 [strəuk US strouk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(illness)¦ 2¦(swimming/rowing)¦ 3¦(sport)¦ 4¦(pen/brush)¦ 5 at a/one stroke 6 on the stroke of seven/nine etc 7 stroke of luck/fortune 8 stroke of genius/inspiration etc 9¦(hit) … Dictionary of contemporary English
stroke — n. apoplexy 1) to have, suffer a stroke 2) an apoplectic; crippling, massive, severe; slight stroke movement, series of movements 3) (tennis) a backhand; forehand stroke 4) (swimming) a backstroke; breast; butterfly stroke; sidestroke sound of… … Combinatory dictionary
Tennis shots — There are eight basic shots in the game of tennis: the serve, forehand, backhand, volley, half volley (pick up ball), overhead smash, drop shot, and lob. erve: Main article: Serve A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to… … Wikipedia
Tennis (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Tennis developer = Nintendo R D1 publisher = Nintendo designer = engine = released = NES version JPN January 14, 1984 NA October 18, 1985 EU September 1, 1986 PC 88 version JPN 1985 FDS version JPN February 21, 1986 Game Boy… … Wikipedia
stroke — stroke1 /strohk/, n., v., stroked, stroking. n. 1. the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow. 2. a hitting of or upon anything. 3. a striking of a clapper or hammer, as on a bell. 4. the sound produced by … Universalium
