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screwed back

screwed back is the simple past and past participle of screw back.

Meaning of screw back

Verb

screw back (third-person singular simple present screws back, present participle screwing back, simple past and past participle screwed back)

  1. To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see screw, back.
    Synonyms:
    screw

Questions about screwed back

What is screwed back the simple past and past participle of?
Screwed back is the simple past and past participle of screw back.

Words near screwed back in the dictionary

  1. screwdrove
  2. screwed
  3. screwed about
  4. screwed and chopped
  5. screwed around
  6. screwed back
  7. screwed off
  8. screwed over
  9. screwed the pooch
  10. screwed up
  11. screwed up one's courage

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