| has gloss | (noun) a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
return |
| lexicalization | eng: return |
| subclass of | (noun) the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
tennis shot, tennis stroke |
| has subclass | (noun) a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
backhand stroke, backhand, backhand shot |
| has subclass | (noun) a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
chop, chop shot |
| has subclass | (noun) (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
drive |
| has subclass | (noun) a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
drop shot, dink |
| has subclass | (noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
forehand shot, forehand stroke, forehand |
| has subclass | (noun) a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
get |
| has subclass | (noun) a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
ground stroke |
| has subclass | (noun) a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
half volley |
| has subclass | (noun) an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
lob |
| has subclass | (noun) a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
smash, overhead |
| has subclass | (noun) a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net
passing shot |
| has subclass | (noun) a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
volley |