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Definition of Forward

1. Noun. The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey.

2. Verb. Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit. "They forward them the parcel"; "Forward my mail"

3. Adjective. At or near or directed toward the front. "Forward motion"

4. Adverb. At or to or toward the front. "She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"

5. Noun. A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team.

6. Adjective. Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty. "A forward child badly in need of discipline"

7. Adverb. Forward in time or order or degree. "From the sixth century onward"

8. Adjective. Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. "In a forward gear"

9. Adverb. Toward the future; forward in time. "I look forward to seeing you"

10. Adjective. Moving forward.

11. Adverb. In a forward direction. "They went slowly forward in the mud"

12. Adverb. Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. "The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

Definition of Forward

1. n. An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

2. adv. Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

3. a. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.

4. v. t. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.

Definition of Forward

1. Noun. (dialectal or obsolete) Agreement; covenant. ¹

2. Adjective. Toward the front or at the front. ¹

3. Adjective. Without customary restraint ¹

4. Adjective. (finance) Expected in the future. ¹

5. Adverb. Towards the front or from the front. ¹

6. Adverb. In the usual direction of travel. ¹

7. Adverb. Into the future. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To send (something received) to a third party. ¹

9. Noun. (rugby) one of the eight players whose primary task is to maintain possession of the ball (compare back) ¹

10. Noun. (soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ¹

11. Noun. (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey. ¹

12. Noun. (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers. ¹

13. Noun. (nautical) The front part of a vessel. ¹

14. Noun. (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forward

1. being at or near a point in advance [adj -WARDER, -WARDEST] / to help onward [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Forward

1. 1. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement. 2. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter. Origin: Forwarded; Forwarding. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Forward

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gymnastic Teaching by William Skarstrom (1921)
"Increasing the range of the movement—-from only a slight forward inclination to 45°, then to the horizontal and beyond (with straight upper back). ..."

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