backspin

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/ˈbækˌspɪn/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounbackspin (countable and uncountable, plural backspins)

plural backspins

  1. countableuncountableSpin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.

    Synonyms: underspin

  2. countableuncountableentertainmentSynonym of spinback.

    Synonyms: spinback

verbbackspin (third-person singular simple present backspins, present participle backspinning, simple past and past participle backspun)

present singular third person backspins · participle present backspinning · participle past backspun · past backspun

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSpin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.

Similar
underspin

nounSynonym of spinback.

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spinback
Also see
bottomspinspinback

Origin

From back + spin.

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Translations

Catalan efecte de retrocés
  • efecte de retrocésspin applied to a ball in order to slow it
Finnish alakierre
  • alakierrespin applied to a ball in order to slow it
Icelandic baksnúningur
  • baksnúningurspin applied to a ball in order to slow it

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

backspin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspin

MLA

“backspin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backspin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backspin.

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