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backspin

Pronunciation: /ˈbækˌspɪn/

The English word “backspin” has 4 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

From back + spin.

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