back door

back door
1. noun
a) A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.
b) A secret means of access to something.
See Also: back-door, back-door man
The path of a pitch which starts outside and then slides over the plate.

He has a nasty back door slider.

See Also: back door slider
3. verb
a) To attempt to accomplish by indirect means, especially when direct means are proscribed.

If you survive the heavy take-off at The Chair (which is very close to the rocks) you will find youre in The Suck-up, which offers either a spectacular barrel or a bonecrunching wipeout, but you might find you have to back door it.

b) To enter a tube by accelerating from behind; to surf into an already formed hollow wave, in contrast to the normal method of slowing to allow a surfable wave to form.

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