backspin
/ˈbækˌspɪn/
noun
- A backward rotation of a ball, which makes it stop or bounce backward when it hits a surface.
- The golfer used backspin to make the ball stop quickly on the green.
- In table tennis, a shot with heavy backspin can be very hard to return.
- The tennis player put backspin on the ball so it would drop short over the net.
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