Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rotary motion that spins a ball horizontally.
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- noun Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight
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Examples
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Loft also decreases sidespin, which is always a good thing.
Ottawa Sun 2009
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Loft also decreases sidespin, which is always a good thing.
Ottawa Sun 2009
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But once he swats a quick-release serve, slices a two-handed backhand or chops a sidespin forehand, he reveals himself to be a proud member of a small, colorful, warmly regarded and now nearly extinct species: The funky tennis player.
The Lost Art of Playing Weirdly Tom Perrotta 2011
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The action was fast and furious, as sidespin serves, edge-splitting slices, and smooth smashes were exchanged.
Meta-Classifieds Search Ping Pong Battles. Ben Barren 2007
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And if his shot had an unorthodox release—generating as much sidespin as backspin—it also had uncanny range.
Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007
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And if his shot had an unorthodox release—generating as much sidespin as backspin—it also had uncanny range.
Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007
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And if his shot had an unorthodox release—generating as much sidespin as backspin—it also had uncanny range.
Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007
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But the hill-imparted sidespin soon took over, and the ball began drifting slowly and inexorably to the right.
Hacker - Death at the Member-Guest Bartlett, James Y. 2004
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The sidespin did not have much effect on the bounce, but would be very strong against the opposing paddle.
Robot Adept Anthony, Piers 1988
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He returned it with a high looping sidespin shot, the kind that could utterly befuddle a neophyte but would be a lost point against an experienced player.
Robot Adept Anthony, Piers 1988
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