noun
- a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to curve sideways during flight
Usage: sports
Examples
- The tennis player added sidespin to make the ball curve around her opponent.
- His golf shot had too much sidespin and veered into the rough.
- The pitcher’s sidespin caused the baseball to break sharply to the left.
- She practiced hitting shots with sidespin to improve her table tennis game.
- The soccer ball’s sidespin made it difficult for the goalkeeper to predict its path.
- Adding sidespin to a bowling ball can help it hook into the pins.