Tennis

• drive

  (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash).

• forehand

  (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as...

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• backhand

  A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.

• chop

  A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball.

• drop shot

  A soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net.

• get

  A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point...

• ground stroke

  A tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once.

• half volley

  A tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces.

• lob

  An easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc.

• smash

  A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head.

• passing shot

  A tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net.

• volley

  A tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces.