Hecht
1[ hekt ]
nounGymnastics.
Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
a vault over a long horse with the legs and body straight.
Origin of Hecht
1Presumably after a gymnast named Hecht
Other definitions for Hecht (2 of 2)
Hecht2
[ hekt ]
noun
Ben, 1894–1964, U.S. novelist and dramatist.
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