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forward

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

forward

n. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

forward

v. send an incoming mail to other users of the Internet

forward, send on

v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

forth, forward, onward

adv. forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"

forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard

adv. at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

forward

adj. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

forward

adj. situated at or toward the front: "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"

forward

adj. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

forward

adj. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"

forward

adj. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

forward, onward

adj. moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"

advancing, forward, forward-moving

adj. moving forward

transfer

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

extradite, deliver, deport

v. hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

station, post, send, place

v. assign to a station

advance, bring forward

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

ahead, along, in a forward direction, in front, at the front

adv. "He is way ahead"

on

adv. in a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"

outward, outwards

adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

on

adv. in a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"

audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

nervy

adj. showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"

pushful, pushy

adj. marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"

advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p)

adj. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

ante

adj. (prefix) in front of or before: "anteroom"

foremost, frontmost

adj. preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship"

frontal, head-on

adj. meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"

bow

adj. pertaining to the forward part of a vessel

foremost

adj. situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship"

advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern

adj. ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

growing, incremental, increasing

adj. increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"

backward, backwards

adv. in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"

backward

adj. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"

shy

adj. easily startled or frightened

reverse

adj. of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"

backward

adj. having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"

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