forward

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

(noun) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team.

(verb) send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit. Synonyms: send on. Examples: "Forward my mail."

(adj) at or near or directed toward the front. Synonyms: forward (vs. backward). Examples: "The forward section of the aircraft." "A forward plunge down the stairs." "Forward motion."

(adj) used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty. Synonyms: forward (vs. backward). Examples: "A forward child badly in need of discipline."

(adj) of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. Synonyms: forward (vs. reverse). Examples: "In a forward gear."

(adj) moving forward. Synonyms: advancing, forward-moving.

(adv) at or to or toward the front. Synonyms: forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard. 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)."

(adv) forward in time or order or degree. Synonyms: forth, onward. Examples: "From that time forth." "From the sixth century onward."

(adv) toward the future; forward in time. Synonyms: ahead. Examples: "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring." "I look forward to seeing you."

(adv) in a forward direction. Synonyms: ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader. Examples: "Go ahead." "The train moved ahead slowly." "The boat lurched ahead." "Moved onward into the forest." "They went slowly forward in the mud."

(adv) near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. Synonyms: fore. Examples: "The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments."