layback

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Synonyms: payback, playback, wayback, lay back, lazyback

Antonyms: payback, playback, wayback, lay back, lazyback

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|figure skating}} A [[spin]] in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice; also called a [[layback spin]].
2. {{lb|en|climbing}} A [[maneuver]] to scale a [[vertical]] [[crack]], by [[pull]]ing with the arms and [[jam]]ming the legs underneath, and shuffling up one limb at a time.
3. {{lb|en|surfing}} A [[surf]] maneuver where the upright [[surfer]] [[lean]]s back against the [[wave]].
4. {{lb|en|skateboarding|snowboarding}} A [[trick]] where the boarder leans back while on the [[lip]] of the ramp, or down a [[rail]].
5. {{lb|en|audio editing}} The process of recording the final [[sound]] onto the [[master track]].
6. {{lb|en|football}} A short backwards [[pass]] to a teammate in an attacking position.
7. A [[wedge]]-[[shaped]] [[kerbstone]] that allows a vehicle to enter a [[driveway]] without a bump

Verb

1. {{lb|en|climbing}} To climb using layback maneuvers.

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