[hand-spring] 
noun, verb, -sprang, -sprung, -springing.| 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. |
| 2. | to perform a handspring. |
| hand·spring (hānd'sprĭng') n. A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet. |
