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hand-stood
hand·stand
/
ˈhændˌstænd
/
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hand
-stand
]
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noun,
verb,
hand·stood,
hand·stand·ing.
noun
1.
an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the palms of the
hands
.
verb (used without object)
2.
to perform a handstand.
Compare
headstand
.
Origin:
1895–1900;
hand
+
stand
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handstand
(ˈhændˌstænd)
—
n
the act or instance of supporting the body on the hands alone in an upside down position
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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