Swazz

/swæz/ · noun

Meaning

(informal, sports) curl or spin added when striking a ball hard.

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal, sports) curl or spin added when striking a ball hard
2. (informal, sports) to play [the ball] with swazz

Example Sentences

I think what separates this goal from other volleys I have witnessed ... is the swazz, as the kids say. The ball started so far outside the left post, it had no right to curl back in to that degree and end up in the back, or roof, of the net.

The Croatian controls on his chest before hitting a left-footed volley which swerves and moves in the air but ultimately drifts wide of the far post. "It didn't have quite enough swazz on it," says Wilkins. I believe that's a technical term.

[W]e considered Essien’s strike against Arsenal to be the best of a ridiculously good bunch. Firstly, consider the context. [...] Then, the finish itself. Hit with genuine venom and an outside-of-the-boot swazz that would make Roberto Carlos blush.

Kvitova sends her wide on the second serve to save the first and then coolly swazzes a forehand down the line.

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Word Forms

• swaz
• swazzes
• swazzing
• swazzed

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