topspin
noun
top·spin
ˈtäp-ˌspin 
: a rotary motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward in the direction it is traveling
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Sock got the serve back, and went back to his playbook, using inside-out forehands and penetrating, heavy topspin passing shots to even the game at eight.
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Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Matt McLain lofted a high fly ball with topspin that carried over the wall in left field.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 30 July 2023
Otherwise, as frequently noted above, Sock’s pin-point accuracy with hard dipping topspin drives was excellent all day, and his tennis skills easily translated to the pickleball court.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Her heavy topspin strokes are just devastating on that surface, and the slower bounce gives her enough time on the ball to manipulate opponents until there’s an opening to hit a winner.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
His heavy topspin serve gave Beasley (a former collegiate tennis player from Cal-Poly) fits.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Grains are plump and slightly sweet, with a gentle, vinegary topspin that provides an unshakable foundation for each of the restaurant’s six items.
—Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
And when Rafa unleashed the deep topspin, backed up by Federer’s angled volley at the net, their combined talent was sublime.
—Susie Rushton, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2022
But suddenly their opponent is swinging away with reckless abandon, grazing the lines with topspin winners.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022
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Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Matt McLain lofted a high fly ball with topspin that carried over the wall in left field.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 30 July 2023
Otherwise, as frequently noted above, Sock’s pin-point accuracy with hard dipping topspin drives was excellent all day, and his tennis skills easily translated to the pickleball court.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Her heavy topspin strokes are just devastating on that surface, and the slower bounce gives her enough time on the ball to manipulate opponents until there’s an opening to hit a winner.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
His heavy topspin serve gave Beasley (a former collegiate tennis player from Cal-Poly) fits.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Grains are plump and slightly sweet, with a gentle, vinegary topspin that provides an unshakable foundation for each of the restaurant’s six items.
—Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
And when Rafa unleashed the deep topspin, backed up by Federer’s angled volley at the net, their combined talent was sublime.
—Susie Rushton, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2022
But suddenly their opponent is swinging away with reckless abandon, grazing the lines with topspin winners.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022
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First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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topspin
noun
top·spin
-ˌspin
: a forward spinning motion of a ball
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