Backspin
/ˈbækˌspɪn/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands. countable, uncountable
- 2 spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion wordnet
- 3 Synonym of spinback. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To spin (a ball) with this motion. transitive
- 2 To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From back + spin.