backspin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
  2. Synonym of spinback.
verb
  1. To spin (a ball) with this motion.
  2. To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.

Pronunciation

băkʹ-spĭn' /ˈbækˌspɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backspin.wav

Word forms

backspin backspins backspinning backspun

Etymology

From back + spin.

Synonyms

Related words

check spin sidespin topspin
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