backspin

English edit

Etymology edit

back +‎ spin

Pronunciation edit

enPR: băkʹ-spĭn', IPA^(key): /ˈbæk.ˌspɪn/
- (UK) [ˈbæk.ˌspɪn]
  - Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ækspɪn

Noun edit

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

Translations edit

spin applied to a ball in order to slow it

Catalan: efecte de retrocés (ca) m
Finnish: alakierre (fi)
Icelandic: baksnúningur m

Verb edit

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 edit

pinbacks, pins back, spinback