backspin

== English == === Etymology === From back +‎ spin. === Pronunciation === enPR: băkʹ-spĭn', IPA(key): /ˈbækˌspɪn/ (UK) [ˈbækˌspɪn] Rhymes: -ækspɪn === Noun === 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. Synonym: underspin (music) Synonym of spinback. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === 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. === See also === check spin sidespin topspin === Anagrams === pinbacks, pins back, spinback