Word.ws English Dictionary

topspins

topspins is the plural of topspin.

Meaning of topspin

Noun

topspin (countable and uncountable, plural topspins)

  1. A rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion.
    • The tennis star was famed for her topspin.
  2. (uncountable) An edgy, quirky or otherwise engaging quality that holds the interest of the audience.
    • Well remembered as a visual comedienne, she also had the verbal knack of putting all sorts of topspin on a line.1994, Richard D. Heldenfels, Television's Greatest Year: 1954, page 70

See all 3 meanings of topspin

Questions about topspins

What is topspins the plural of?
Topspins is the plural of topspin.

Words near topspins in the dictionary

  1. topspace
  2. topspin
  3. topspinner
  4. topspinners
  5. topspinning
  6. topspins
  7. topspun
  8. topstitch
  9. topstitched
  10. topstitches
  11. topstitching

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: topspins (page history and authors); topspin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “topspins.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/topspins. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.