backspin

noun

  1. 1

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

verb

  1. 1

    To spin (a ball) with this motion.

  2. 2

    To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.

noun

  1. 1

    A disc jockey's technique of suddenly playing a section of a record in reverse.

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