backspin

noun

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

verb

  1. To spin (a ball) with this motion.

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

noun

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

Synonyms: backspin