Usually means: Excessive rotation of a projectile.
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  1. overspin: Merriam-Webster
  2. overspin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overspin: Collins English Dictionary
  4. overspin: Wordnik
  5. overspin: Wiktionary
  6. Overspin, overspin: Dictionary.com
  7. Overspin: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. overspin: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Overspin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. overspin: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Overspin: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. overspin: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (overspin)

noun:  An excessive amount of spin applied to a projectile such that its nose does not turn down at the summit of the trajectory.
noun:  A rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion; topspin;top.
verb:  To spin too much or too far.

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