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Definition: In table tennis, a kill is a stroke played by a player with the intention of putting so much speed (and sometimes spin as well) that the ball is unreturnable by the opponent.

Kills hit with speed and little spin are also called smashes, while kills hit with speed and a lot of spin are often called loopkills or powerloops.

Also Known As: smash, loopkill, powerloop

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