Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak-swing]
- /ˈbækˌswɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bak-swing]
- /ˈbækˌswɪŋ/
Definitions of backswing word
- noun backswing the movement of a club, bat, or racket backwards, away from the intended point of contact, in preparation for making a stroke 3
- noun backswing that part of a player's swing in which the club, racket, etc. is swung backward preparatory to the forward part of the swing 3
- noun backswing 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. 1
- noun backswing A backward swing, especially of an arm or of a golf club when about to hit a ball. 1
- noun backswing (sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick. 0
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Origin of backswing
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; back1 + swing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Backswing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
backswing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
backswing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with backswing
- what starts the backswing?
- how to start golf backswing?
- how to start the backswing in golf?
- how to backswing in golf?
- how to start the golf backswing?
- how to start your backswing in golf?
See also
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