layback
The English word “layback” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice; also called a layback spin.
- A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath, and shuffling up one limb at a time.
- A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave.
- A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail.
- The process of recording the final sound onto the master track.
- A short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.
- A wedge-shaped kerbstone that allows a vehicle to enter a driveway without a bump
verb
- To climb using layback maneuvers.
Etymology
From lay + back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie).
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