backspin

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

To spin (a ball) with this motion.
To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.

Origin

back + spin

Modern English dictionary

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