Definitions of 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

  Example: "Forward my mail"

• adjective:   moving toward a position ahead

  Example: "Forward motion"

• adjective:   situated in the front

  Example: "The forward section of the aircraft"

• adjective:   at or near or directed toward the front

  Example: "The forward section of the aircraft"

• adjective:   of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

  Example: "In a forward gear"

• adjective:   used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

  Example: "A forward child badly in need of discipline"

• adjective:   situated at or toward the front

  Example: "The forward part of the ship"

• adjective:   moving forward
• adverb:   at or to or toward the front

  Example: "He faced forward"

• adverb:   toward the future; forward in time

  Example: "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

  Example: "The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

• adverb:   in a forward direction

  Example: "They went slowly forward in the mud"

• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #16944)