Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of somersault in which the performer supports his body upon the palms of his hands while his feet are raised in the air.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again
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Examples
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On the other end, Butler players were doing various forms of victory acrobatics: Ronald Nored doing some kind of handspring, others doing cartwheels, coach Brad Stevens, the even-keeled one, rolling out a flying back-bump with Bulldogs reserve Emerson Kampen.
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She threw another back handspring and cheered loudly.
Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011
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When the cue came, I raced forward and sprang, executing a handspring and round-off, landing five inches from his face.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Men should have some advantages, instructors say: their greater upper body strength is ideal for moves like "twisted grip handspring" and "pencil pose."
Despite Its Bad Reputation, Pole Dancing Appeals to Men in a New Way Alistair MacDonald 2011
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When the cue came, I raced forward and sprang, executing a handspring and round-off, landing five inches from his face.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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“Split, jump, high V, turn, and finish off with a back handspring!”
Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011
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Using a couple handspring maneuvers I've never seen before he changed direction and sprinted through weeds and across the rocks back towards the road.
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“Split, jump, high V, turn, and finish off with a back handspring!”
Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011
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She threw another back handspring and cheered loudly.
Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011
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When the cue came, I raced forward and sprang, executing a handspring and round-off, landing five inches from his face.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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