Meaning

7 senses
  1. 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. 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.

  3. A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave.

  4. A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail.

  5. The process of recording the final sound onto the master track.

  6. 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

Origin

From lay + back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie).

From lay + back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie).

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Forms

plural: laybacks
Singularlayback
Plurallaybacks

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
layback — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto