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Definition of backheel
1 : a method of tripping a wrestling opponent by getting a foot behind the opponent's heel and pushing the body backward; also : a throw made in this way
2 soccer : a kick of the ball backward with the heel She never makes the simple pass when she can get away with a backheel. — Mia Hamm, quoted in ESPN, 28 June 1999
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Origin and Etymology of backheel
3back + heel
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