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Backspin

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Noun

1. backspin

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Backspin

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noun
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a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
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Backspin

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noun
a backward spin given to a ball, wheel, etc. that causes it, upon hitting a surface, to change, esp. to reverse, its normal direction

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Backspin

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n.
A spin that tends to retard, arrest, or reverse the linear motion of an object, especially of a ball.

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