BACKSPIN

backspin

(noun) spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

backspin (countable and uncountable, plural backspins)

Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.

(music) synonym of spinback

Verb

backspin (third-person singular simple present backspins, present participle backspinning, simple past and past participle backspun)

(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.

(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.

Anagrams

• pinbacks, spinback

Source: Wiktionary



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