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Quick definitions from WordNet (forward)

▸ noun:  a position on a basketball team
▸ noun:  the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
▸ verb:  send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit ("Forward my mail")
▸ adjective:  moving toward a position ahead ("Forward motion")
▸ adjective:  situated in the front ("The forward section of the aircraft")
▸ adjective:  at or near or directed toward the front ("The forward section of the aircraft")
▸ adjective:  of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle ("In a forward gear")
▸ adjective:  used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty ("A forward child badly in need of discipline")
▸ adjective:  situated at or toward the front ("The forward part of the ship")
▸ adjective:  moving forward
▸ adverb:  at or to or toward the front ("He faced forward")
▸ adverb:  toward the future; forward in time ("I look forward to seeing you")
▸ adverb:  forward in time or order or degree
▸ adverb:  near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane ("The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments")
▸ adverb:  in a forward direction ("They went slowly forward in the mud")
▸ name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #16944)

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