handspring

 [hand-spring]  

hand·spring

   [hand-spring] noun, verb, hand·sprang, hand·sprung, hand·springing.
noun
1.
an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
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verb (used without object)
2.
to perform a handspring.

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Origin:
1870–75; hand + spring
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handspring (ˈhændˌsprɪŋ)
 
—n
a gymnastic feat in which a person starts from a standing position and leaps forwards or backwards into a handstand and then onto his feet

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