ALL meanings of backcast
back·cast
B b - noun backcast that part of a cast in which the rod is swung backward preparatory to the forward motion during which the bait, plug, fly, etc. is sent toward a desired location 3
- noun backcast a backward casting of a fishing rod 3
- noun backcast a setback; relapse 3
- adjective backcast thrown backwards 3
- noun backcast a short backward and often upward swing of a fishing rod, its line, and its lure in preparation for the cast that immediately follows. 1
- noun backcast A backward swing of a fishing line preparatory to casting. 1
- noun backcast A cast or throw back. 0
- noun backcast A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back. 0
- noun backcast (figuratively) Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure. 0
- noun backcast (Britain dialectal) Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding. 0
- noun backcast (Britain dialectal) Retrospect; hindsight. 0
- noun backcast (Britain dialectal) backwater. 0
- verb backcast To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future. 0
- verb backcast (Britain dialectal) To change retrospectively; reverse. 0
- adjective backcast (Britain dialectal) Retrospective. 0
- adverb backcast (Britain dialectal, of time) Long ago; in the past. 0