Definitions for backspinˈbækˌspɪn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

back•spinˈbækˌspɪn(n.)

  1. reverse rotation of a ball causing it to bounce or roll backward or stop short.

    Category: Sport

Origin of backspin:

1905–10

Princeton's WordNet

  1. backspin(noun)

    spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion

Wiktionary

  1. backspin(Noun)

    Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.

  2. backspin(Verb)

    To spin (a ball) with this motion.


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