screw back

See also: screwback

English

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.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see screw,‎ back.

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