[suhm-er-sawlt] 
| 1. | an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution. |
| 2. | such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc. |
| 3. | a complete overturn or reversal, as of opinion. |
| 4. | to perform a somersault. |
| som·er·sault also sum·mer·sault (sŭm'ər-sôlt') n.
To execute a somersault. [Obsolete French sombresault, variant of sobresault, from Old Provençal sobresaut : sobre-, above (from Latin suprā; see uper in Indo-European roots) + saut, leap (from Latin saltus, from past participle of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots).] |
| sum·mer·sault (sŭm'ər-sôlt') n. & v. Variant of somersault. |