front-foot
Batting leg forward
Front-foot means proactive or assertive, taking initiative rather than reacting defensively.
From cricket, where a batsman steps forward onto the front foot to play an attacking shot.
To be on the front foot is to control a situation confidently: The company came out on the front foot after the scandal.
To front-foot something is to address it boldly: We need to front-foot this issue before it escalates.
Chiefly British and Australian.
Onward in direction
- progressMovement toward improvement
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- attackAggressive act against another
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
push · charge · press · initiative · headway · thrust · movement · progression
Swinging at pitches
- creaseLine from folding
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- driveOperate a vehicle
- loftedPropelled upward
sweep · pull · hook · square · boundary · wicket · pitch · delivery
Courageous and daring
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- dominantHaving superior influence
- commandingExerting strong authority
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
proactive · forceful · emphatic · firm · determined · confident · self-assured · aggressive
forward
Onward in direction
- progressMovement toward improvement
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- attackAggressive act against another
momentum · push · charge · press · initiative · headway · thrust · movement · progression · onward
batting
Swinging at pitches
lofted · sweep · pull · hook · square · boundary · wicket · pitch · delivery · bowling
bold
Courageous and daring
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- dominantHaving superior influence
- commandingExerting strong authority
authoritative · proactive · forceful · emphatic · firm · determined · confident · self-assured · aggressive · initiative