top-spunadj.
/ˈtɒpspʌn/, U.S. /ˈtɑpˌspən/ In racket sports, esp. tennis: struck with top spin; played with top spin imparted on the ball.
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1923 Observer 23 Oct. 21/5 He argued that if a heavily top-spun ball hits the net anywhere near the top, it will ‘go over the top’.
1969 New Yorker 14 June 44/3 He just can't hit a heavily top-spun backhand.
2016 Times (Nexis) 21 May (2nd ed.) (Sport section) 3 His excellent racket control allows him to hit a top-spun lob far back into the corner of the deuce court, forcing a rushed chase in vain from his opponent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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