lay backとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

lay back (third-person singular simple present lays back, present participle laying back, simple past and past participle laid back)

1. (intransitive, proscribed) To lie down on one's back; to lie back.
2. (informal, transitive) To relax, such as on vacation; to do nothing for a period of time.

   I can't wait to lay back on the beach.

   He laid back to get through his prison sentence.

3. (soccer, transitive) To make a short backward pass to a teammate in an attacking position.
   • 2005 November 7, David Lacey, “Sheringham's veteran vision shows up the big problem with West Brom”, in The Guardian‎:

     The ball ran loose to Sheringham and whereas less experienced players might have tried to score from a difficult angle he laid it back to Benayoun, whose shot was blocked by Curtis Davies.

語源 2

動詞

lay back

1. simple past of lie back

語源

From lay +‎ back (presumably from confusion between lay and lie).

発音

名詞

layback (plural laybacks)

1. (figure skating) A spin in which the head and shoulders are dropped backwards and the back arched downwards toward the ice; also called a layback spin.
   • 2008 January 24, Pat Borzi, “Figure Skating's Next Ones Are Closing in on Their Moment”, in New York Times‎:

     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.

2. (climbing) 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.
   • 2006 July 2, Antonio Graceffo, “A Day of Rocks and Sea: Kayaking and Climbing in Taiwan”, in asiantribune.com‎:

     A layback, on the other hand, forces you to pull with your arms. A layback can protrude so far from the main rock face, that your legs will be dangling uselessly in the air, while your arms support all of your body weight. The tricky thing about the layback is that not only do you need the upper-body strength to hold yourself up and climb hand over hand, but you also need the flexibility and balance to clear the edge of the overhang.

3. (surfing) A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave.
4. (skateboarding, snowboarding) A trick where the boarder leans back while on the lip of the ramp, or down a rail.
5. (audio editing) The process of recording the final sound onto the master track.
6. (soccer) A short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.
   • 2000 October 25, Daniel Taylor, “Radzinski double floors United”, in the Guardian‎:

     Only a fine interception from Mickael Silvestre denied the marauding Czech international an early chance from Tomasz Radzinski's layback and, as United struggled to find any momentum, their hosts threatened to overwhelm them.

7. A wedge-shaped kerbstone that allows a vehicle to enter a driveway without a bump

動詞

layback (third-person singular simple present laybacks, present participle laybacking, simple past and past participle laybacked)

1. (climbing) To climb using layback maneuvers.