"layback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laybacks [plural]
Etymology: lay + back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lay|back}} lay + back, {{m|en|lay}} lay, {{m|en|lie}} lie Head templates: {{en-noun}} layback (plural laybacks)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Figure skating
    Sense id: en-layback-en-noun-g4xsqPLg
  2. (climbing) A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath, and shuffling up one limb at a time. Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-layback-en-noun-oqhxVF8R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 28 9 9 9 12 18 12 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (surfing) A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave. Categories (topical): Surfing
    Sense id: en-layback-en-noun-R0Xnb7Hw Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
  4. (skateboarding, snowboarding) A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail. Categories (topical): Skateboarding, Snowboarding
    Sense id: en-layback-en-noun-1es8B9TK Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skateboarding, snowboarding, sports
  5. (audio editing) The process of recording the final sound onto the master track.
  6. (soccer) A short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position. Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-layback-en-noun-LwsWkLpP Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  7. A wedge-shaped kerbstone that allows a vehicle to enter a driveway without a bump
    Sense id: en-layback-en-noun-FAWXRS0W

Verb

Forms: laybacks [present, singular, third-person], laybacking [participle, present], laybacked [participle, past], laybacked [past]
Etymology: lay + back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lay|back}} lay + back, {{m|en|lay}} lay, {{m|en|lie}} lie Head templates: {{en-verb}} layback (third-person singular simple present laybacks, present participle laybacking, simple past and past participle laybacked)
  1. (climbing) To climb using layback maneuvers. Categories (topical): Climbing
    Sense id: en-layback-en-verb-QN-whvbn Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "To climb using layback maneuvers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "climbing",
          "climbing#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(climbing) To climb using layback maneuvers."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climbing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "layback"
}

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