backbend noun 1verb 1forms 4 noun1 •A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.The gal's backbends, the father's hoofology, the boy's fast steps and the mother's taps all won solid mitting. — 1951 verb1 •To perform such a move. formsbackbended · backbent · backbending · backbends