backflip
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noun
1.
a backward somersault.
2.
a dive executed by somersaulting backward.
3.
Informal. a complete reversal in attitude or policy: Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs.
verb (used without object)
4.
to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse.
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Unless you do a double-reverse backflip to come up with an exception, it's perfectly clear from context which one is meant.
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