"screw back" meaning in English

See screw back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: screws back [present, singular, third-person], screwing back [participle, present], screwed back [participle, past], screwed back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} screw back (third-person singular simple present screws back, present participle screwing back, simple past and past participle screwed back)
  1. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin. Categories (topical): Billiards, Snooker, Sports
    Sense id: en-screw_back-en-verb-qJIPs5rR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (back) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (back): 75 25 Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, pool, snooker, sports
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see screw, back. Synonyms: screw
    Sense id: en-screw_back-en-verb-o-H7a4h2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for screw back meaning in English (2.3kB)

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