layback noun 7verb 1forms 3 noun7 •A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice; also called a layback spin.Mirai Nagasu, like Zhang a promising 14-year-old, showed equally astonishing flexibility on a layback spin Wednesday, leaning so far that the back of her head nearly touched her backside. — 2008 •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. •A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave. •A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail. •A short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position. •A wedge-shaped kerbstone that allows a vehicle to enter a driveway without a bump •The process of recording the final sound onto the master track. verb1 •To climb using layback maneuvers. formslaybacked · laybacking · laybacks
