layback

  1. Noun.  (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.
  2. Noun.  (climbing) A maneuver to scale a vertical crack, by pulling with the arms and jamming the legs underneath, and shuffling up on limb at a time.
  3. Noun.  (surfing) A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave.
  4. Noun.  (skateboarding, snowboarding) A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail.
  5. Noun.  (context, audio editting) The process of recording the final sound onto the master track.

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