Somersault

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An acrobatic stunt in which the body rolls forward or backward in a complete revolution with the knees bent and the feet coming over the head. Also called somerset; also called regionally tumbleset.
  • n. A complete reversal, as of sympathies or opinions.
  • verb-intransitive. To execute a somersault.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. In gymnastics, an act where the gymnast turns head over heels
  • v. To perform a somersault.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A spring or fling in which a person turns heels over head; a complete turn in the air, such as is performed by tumblers.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
  • v. do a somersault
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    somerset   
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    roll over   
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