1. (

• forward

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

2. (

• forward

) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team ;

1. (

• forward ,
• send_on

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

1. (

• forward ,

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

2. (

• forward ,

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

3. (

• forward ,

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

4. (

• advancing ,
• forward ,
• forward-moving

) moving forward ;

1. (

• forward ,
• forwards ,
• frontward ,
• frontwards ,
• forrad ,
• forrard

) 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) ;

2. (

• ahead ,
• onward ,
• onwards ,
• forward ,
• forwards ,
• forrader

) in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" ;