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handstand
[ hand-stand ]
noun
- an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the palms of the hands.
verb (used without object)
- to perform a handstand.
handstand
/ ˈhændˌstænd /
noun
- the act or instance of supporting the body on the hands alone in an upside down position
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Origin of handstand1
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Example Sentences
A flawed gene might turn some bunnies’ hops into handstands, a new study suggests.
One defective gene might turn some bunnies’ hops into handstands, a new study suggests.
Mice with a mutation to the gene also do handstands if they start to run, says Stephanie Koch, a neuroscientist at University College London who was not involved with the rabbit work.
Find a central balance point, and slowly bring your legs together until they’re both straight, overhead, and pointing toward the sky in a handstand.
Kick up into a handstand, find a central balance point, with your hips stacked over your shoulders, and slowly bring your legs together until they’re both straight, overhead, and pointing toward the sky.
They came out even in the handstand, somersault, and skin-the-cat contest.
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