handspring
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈhændˌsprɪŋ/
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salto mortal
- The gymnast performed a handspring during her floor routine, impressing the judges.
- back handspring
- front handspring
- double handspring
And then the guy says now we're going to do back handsprings and this, this.
- And then the guy says now we're going to do back handsprings and this, this.
- It was a back handspring, back tuck, OK, back handspring, backflip connected that skill.
- The other thing that confuses me is the round off back handsprings.
Examples
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My people got up as if they'd practiced doing handsprings.
Fiction book (1999) -
He then did a perfect handspring, followed by a backflip.
Fiction book (2000) -
Want me to show you I could do a handspring, a back handspring on the ground?
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Reach back into the back handspring stay tight.
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Go left, then right, back handspring, stick the landing.
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Standing back handspring back tuck, okay?
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Actually got my back handspring in my friend's backyard paddle net.
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She'll be turning handsprings before you know it.
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He then did a series of handsprings, crossing the tracks of the trestle, his body whipping itself into a blur.
Fiction book (1993) -
With a swift motion, he executed a flawless handspring and landed perfectly on his feet.
Synonyms
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3.7
A jump where the body turns over in the air
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handspring is made from hand and spring, where spring means 'a quick jump', so it literally describes a jump that uses your hands; that's why in a handspring you go onto your hands and then push off to land on your feet.