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backspin
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backspin
(noun)
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backspin
/
ˈ
bækˌspɪn/
noun
backspin
/
ˈ
bækˌspɪn/
noun
Learner's definition of BACKSPIN
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noncount
]
:
a backward spinning motion of a ball
put
backspin
on the ball
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