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handspring

English

Alternative forms

  • hand-spring

Etymology

hand +? spring

Noun

handspring (plural handsprings)

  1. A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.

Derived terms

  • back handspring
  • front handspring
  • rising handspring

Translations

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backflip

English

Etymology

back +? flip

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?bæk.fl?p/

Noun

backflip (plural backflips)

  1. (gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
    The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.
  2. (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
    • Courier Mail, 29 Jan 2007
      PM predicts water recycling backflips.

Related terms

  • frontflip

Translations

Verb

backflip (third-person singular simple present backflips, present participle backflipping, simple past and past participle backflipped)

  1. To perform a backflip (rotation of body)
  2. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.

Derived terms

  • backflipper

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