Inside-out
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inside-out is an adjective meaning With the inner and outer surfaces reversed.
Meaning
With the inner and outer surfaces reversed.
More Meanings
- (tennis) Describing cross-court shots made by the unexpected hand, as of a backhand return of a ball struck to the player's forehand.
- (rare, obsolete) Synonym of sidelong.
Example Sentences
...cracking an ‘inside-out’ backhand past Rahim on the set point.
...with a nudge of the elbow, and an inside-out squint of his eyes.
Brian Rosenworcel... was wearing gray Crocs and an inside-out T-shirt.
Kyrgios hits a thumping inside-out forehand to Raonic's weaker wing, the backhand.
Synonyms for inside-out
Depending on context, synonyms include extroverted, sidelong.
Antonyms for inside-out
Common opposites include right-side-out.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include turned, leftwise, side, sideview, laterolateral, backside.
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