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

  • Loft also decreases sidespin, which is always a good thing.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • Loft also decreases sidespin, which is always a good thing.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • And if his shot had an unorthodox release—generating as much sidespin as backspin—it also had uncanny range.

    Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

  • And if his shot had an unorthodox release—generating as much sidespin as backspin—it also had uncanny range.

    Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

  • And if his shot had an unorthodox release—generating as much sidespin as backspin—it also had uncanny range.

    Pistol Mark Kriegel 2007

  • 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

  • The sidespin did not have much effect on the bounce, but would be very strong against the opposing paddle.

    Robot Adept Anthony, Piers 1988

  • 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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