backspin

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Synonyms: buckskin, backgain, backspike, blackskin, back pain, backslid, back in, backs on, backspins, back-in, backpain

Antonyms: buckskin, backgain, backspike, blackskin, back pain, backslid, back in, backs on, backspins, back-in, backpain

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Noun

1. [[spin|Spin]] applied to a [[ball]] in order to [[slow]] it, change its [[flight]], or [[stop]] it when it lands.
2. {{lb|en|music}} {{synonym of|en|spinback}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To spin (a ball) with this motion.
2. {{lb|en|music}} To play a section of a record in reverse, as a [[disc jockey]]; to apply [[spinback]].

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