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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(cricket) a type of ball, bowled by a leg spin bowler, that spins forward and, when bouncing off the pitch, bounces higher than expected and slows down.
Use top-spinner when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Top-spinner means (cricket) a type of ball, bowled by a leg spin bowler, that spins forward and, when bouncing off the pitch, bounces higher than expected and slows down.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use top-spinner where its definition matches the intended context.
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