[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·set also sum·mer·set (sŭm'ər-sět') n. See somersault. intr.v. som·er·set·ted also sum·mer·set·ted, som·er·set·ting also sum·mer·set·ting, som·er·sets also sum·mer·sets To perform a somersault. [Alteration of somersault.] |
| sum·mer·set (sŭm'ər-sět') n. & v. Variant of somerset. |