backspin

ˈbækˌspɪn

backspinning, backspun

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Definition of backspin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

TECH.

spin on a ball to slow or stop it

TECH.

The tennis player used backspin to control the ball.

dj trick

TECH.

music technique of playing a record in reverse

TECH.

The DJ added backspin to the track for effect.

rewind

Verb

tr.

sports

TECH.

apply backward spin to a ball

TECH.

He backspins the ball to make it stop quickly.

music

TECH.

play a record section in reverse

TECH.

The DJ backspins the track for a cool effect.

rewind

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Expressions with backspin

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put backspin on

make a ball spin backward while moving forward

He put backspin on the ball to slow it down.

Origin of backspin

Old English, bæc (back) + spinnan (to spin)

Terms with backspin included in their meaning

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undercutting

sports

stroke that gives backspin to a ball

fastball

baseball

four-seam pitch with backspin

undercut

sports

strike a ball to give it backspin

chop shot

racket sport

shot with backspin in tennis

Examples of backspin in a sentence

Backspin made the ping pong ball bounce back.
He practiced backspin to perfect his DJ skills.
Backspin added a unique twist to the remix.
She backspins the ball to confuse opponents.
They practiced backspinning to improve their game.
He backspins the record to surprise the crowd.

Watch how she backspins during her set.

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French:effet rétro, donner un effet rétro, ...
German:Unterschnitt, zurückdrehen, ...
Italian:backspin, applicare un effetto di rotazione all'indietro, ...
Spanish:backspin, dar efecto de retroceso, ...
Portuguese:rotação contrária, aplicar rotação para trás, ...
Chinese:下旋, 加反旋转, ...
Japanese:バックスピン, バックスピンさせる, ...
Arabic:دَوَران عَكْسي, أَعْطَى دَوَرَانًا عَكْسِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:סְפִּין אָחוֹרִי, לְהַעֲנִיק לַכַּדּוּר סִיבּוּב לְאָחוֹר, ...
Russian:обратное вращение, закручивать, ...
Ukrainian:зворотне обертання, крутити, ...
Hindi:बैकस्पिन, पीछे की ओर घुमाना, ...
Bengali:ব্যাকস্পিন, পিছনের দিকে ঘূর্ণন দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:backspin, fer retrocedir, ...
Czech:zpětná rotace, udělit zpětnou rotaci, ...
Danish:bagspin, give bagspin, ...
Dutch:backspin, backspin geven, ...
Greek:ανάστροφη περιστροφή, εφαρμόζω ανάποδο σπιν, ...
Hungarian:hátrapörgetés, hátrapörgetni, ...
Khmer:ស្ពីនថយក្រោយ, បង្កើតស្ពីនថយក្រោយលើបាល់, ...
Korean:백스핀, 역회전을 걸다, ...
Persian:چرخش معکوس, چرخش معکوس داد, ...
Polish:rotacja wsteczna, nadać wsteczną rotację, ...
Portuguese (BR):efeito para trás, aplicar efeito, ...
Romanian:backspin, a aplica o rotire inversă, ...
Swedish:underskruv, skruva, ...
Thai:การหมุนกลับหลัง, ใส่การหมุนย้อนกลับ, ...
Turkish:kesme falso, geri dönüş dönüşü vermek, ...
Vietnamese:kỹ thuật xoáy ngược, tạo độ xoáy ngược, ...

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