[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a stroke, slap, etc., made with the palm of the hand toward the body and the back the hand turned in the direction of the stroke, slap, etc.", "(in tennis, squash, etc.) a stroke made from the side of the body opposite to that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc.", "handwriting that slopes toward the left."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["backhanded .", "(in tennis, squash, etc.) of, relating to, or noting a stroke made from the side of the body opposite to that of the hand holding the racket, paddle, etc.Compare forehand(def1) forehand(def1)."]}, {"Bold_text": "adverb", "List Items": ["with the back of the hand:He hit him backhand across the face.", "from across the body; backhanded:She returned the ball backhand on the first serve."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to strike with the back of the hand.", "to hit, produce, or accomplish with a backhand.", "to catch (a ball or the like) backhanded."]}]