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BACKSPIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backspin mean?
• BACKSPIN (noun)
The noun BACKSPIN has 1 sense:
1. spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
Familiarity information: BACKSPIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("backspin" is a kind of...):
spin (a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile))
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