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Handspring

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somersaultingverbAn instance of performing a somersault.
saltonoun(gymnastics) A somersault.
somersaultnounStarting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
neckspringnoun(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet.
springboardnounA board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.
somersetnounA maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
sommersetnounObsolete form of somersault. [Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.]
soubresautnoun(ballet) A sudden jump from both feet, travelling forward in first, third, or fifth position and landing on both feet in the same position as they started.
summersetnounArchaic spelling of somersault. [Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.]
summersaultnounArchaic spelling of somersault. [Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.]
swan divenoun(diving) A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing.
supersaultnoun(Scotland, obsolete) somersault
splashnoun(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
sit spinnounA kind of spin in figure skating, executed in a sitting position with the knee of the skating leg bent and the free leg held in front.
box splitnounA gymnastics position, where the legs are split completely to the sides and form a flat bottom with the legs splayed out as the bottom; by producing a wave along the legs, one can travel along the ground in this position.
shewfeltnoun(gymnastics) A back handspring off the vaulting horse or vaulting table with a layout and two-and-a-half twists.
quersprungnoun(skiing) A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.
sissonnenoun(ballet) A jump starting with two feet on the ground and ending with only one.
splitsnoun(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.
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