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  • noun Plural form of backspin.

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Examples

  • The men are moving, coming out of their crouches, and everything submits to the pebble-skip of the ball, to rotations and backspins and airstreams.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • The men are moving, coming out of their crouches, and everything submits to the pebble-skip of the ball, to rotations and backspins and airstreams.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • The men are moving, coming out of their crouches, and everything submits to the pebble-skip of the ball, to rotations and backspins and airstreams.

    Underworld Don Delillo 2008

  • All day long the kid has been working on the old Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon routine, complete with kicks, punches, and leaping backspins.

    » Busy Day Strocel.com 2004

  • Players will be able to perform a range of different strokes through the use of the Move controller, including lobs and backspins.

    All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News 2010

  • Five shots off the lead and his day all but done, he goes and backspins an approach on 16 right into the cup.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • PTSD people can get in real backspins with uncontrolled drug use, and that possibility increases if in their minds, they think their doctor justifies drug use for their condition.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • Five shots off the lead and his day all but done, he goes and backspins an approach on 16 right into the cup.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • PTSD people can get in real backspins with uncontrolled drug use, and that possibility increases if in their minds, they think their doctor justifies drug use for their condition.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • PTSD people can get in real backspins with uncontrolled drug use, and that possibility increases if in their minds, they think their doctor justifies drug use for their condition.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

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