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1. At or to or toward the front
   "he faced forward"; "step forward"
   - forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad [dialect], forrard [dialect]
    
2. Forward in time or order or degree
   - forth, onward
    
3. Toward the future; forward in time
   "I look forward to seeing you"
   - ahead
    
4. In a forward direction
   "they went slowly forward in the mud"
   - ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader [dialect]
    
5. Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
   "the captain went forward to check the instruments"
   - fore

1. At or near or directed toward the front
   "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
    
2. Used of temperament or behaviour; lacking restraint or modesty
   "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
    
3. Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
   "in a forward gear"
    
4. Moving forward
   - advancing, forward-moving

1. Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
   "forward my mail"
   - send on

1. The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
    
2. A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

Sounds like: foreword

Derived forms: forwards, forwarded, forwarding

See also: assuming, assumptive, bold, brash, bumptious, cheeky, fore, forwarding, forwardness, fresh, full-face, gardant, guardant, headfirst, headlong, impertinent, impudent, lippy, nervy, overbold, overfamiliar, presumptuous, progressive, sassy [N. Amer], saucy, self-assertive, smart, wise

Type of: basketball player, basketeer, cager, position, send, ship, transport

Antonym: backward, reverse

Part of: basketball team, five

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