Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Forward rotation imparted to a ball by a stroke, as in tennis.
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- noun A
rotational motion, especially that given to aball , in which the upper surfacespins in the direction of motion. - verb transitive To spin (a ball) with this motion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke
Etymologies
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Examples
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The young Spaniard's heavy topspin from the left side had Federer off balance and indecisive about where to attack, and he committed 62 unforced errors.
USATODAY.com - French Open final gets left-handed complement 2005
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The lower air density also reduces the Magnus Effect, which causes a spinning ball to swerve in flight and makes a ball with topspin dip downwards.
Weatherwatch: high humidity and the Wimbledon tennis championships 2011
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He was known for his strength and endurance and for using his multiple skills, including a rare double-handed backhand and a killer topspin, to manage a match with ground strokes in long rallies.
Game, Set, Unmatched Allen Barra 2011
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But open stances, short backswings, moderate grips, and topspin make up the vast majority of the game.
The Lost Art of Playing Weirdly Tom Perrotta 2011
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REUTERS Kimiko Date-Krumm She's 5-foot-4, age 40 and has as much use for topspin as a weekend hacker with a wooden racket, but Kimiko Date-Krumm gave five-time Wimbledon champ Venus Williams all she could handle Wednesday before Williams won 6-76, 6-3, 8-6.
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The lower air density also reduces the Magnus Effect, which causes a spinning ball to swerve in flight and makes a ball with topspin dip downwards.
Weatherwatch: high humidity and the Wimbledon tennis championships 2011
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Off-breaks, topspin, doosra, from all angles and at a whole range of speeds.
Muttiah Muralitharan is a magician whose prestige will never fade | Mike Selvey 2011
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I don't have a Francesca Schiavone slice or her topspin on the forehand.
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• Nick Clegg's topspin in defence of Sheffield city council's dodgy 2011 budget didn't save the ruling Lib Dem group in last week's elections.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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I don't have a Francesca Schiavone slice or her topspin on the forehand.
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