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noun
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: underspin
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of spinback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: spinback
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To spin (a ball) with this motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spin
History
From back + spin.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
