backswing

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noun

The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.

Opposite
follow through
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Meanings

nounbackswing (plural backswings)

plural backswings

  1. hobbiesThe preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.

    Antonyms: follow through

verbbackswing (third-person singular simple present backswings, present participle backswinging, simple past and past participle backswung)

present singular third person backswings · participle present backswinging · participle past backswung · past backswung

  1. To swing backward.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.

Opposite
follow through

Origin

From back + swing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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