adverb
at or to or toward the front
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Examples
- he faced forward
- step forward
- she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
- (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
adverb
in a forward direction
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- go ahead
- the train moved ahead slowly
- the boat lurched ahead
- moved onward into the forest
- they went slowly forward in the mud
noun
the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
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noun
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
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verb
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
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- forward my mail