topspin

[ top-spin ]

noun

a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.

Origin of topspin

First recorded in 1900–05; top¹ + spin

Words Nearby topspin

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How to use topspin in a sentence

By changing the serve’s spin from slice to topspin, she would hamper her opponents’ ability to make a quality return.
Serena Williams’s Once-In-A-Lifetime Serve | Amy Lundy | August 29, 2022 | FiveThirtyEight
Most fruitful of all was his meeting with investment manager Tony Ettinger, a master himself of topspin aggression.
Marty Reisman: The Magical Hustler Who Saved a Classic Game | Harold Evans | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for topspin

topspin

/ (ˈtɒpˌspɪn) /

noun

sport spin imparted to make a ball bounce or travel exceptionally far, high, or quickly, as by hitting it with a sharp forward and upward stroke: Compare backspin

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