Definitions for backswing

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backswing back·swing

Spelling: [bak-swing]

IPA: /ˈbækˌswɪŋ/

Backswing is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.

You can make 357 anagrams from letters in backswing (abcgiknsw).

Definitions for backswing

noun

1. the movement of a bat, racket, or the like, toward the back of a player in preparation for the forward movement with which the ball is struck.

Origin of backswing

First recorded in 1895-1900; back¹ + swing¹

Examples for backswing

On the backswing, it thwacked resoundingly against the thug's ribcage.