SUMMERSAULT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Synonyms:

flip; somersault; somersaulting; somerset; summersault; summerset

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("summersault" is a kind of...):

tumble (an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "summersault"):

flip-flop (a backward somersault)

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