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handstand

[hand-stand]

hand·stand

[hand-stand] noun, verb, -stood, -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.

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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

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