handstand
- noun
- /ˈhændˌstænd/
- I can do a handstand for almost ten seconds.
- handstands and cartwheels
- handstands and headstands
- handstands on the carpet
I mean, as a kid I would do at night, I would do sit ups and handstand push ups against my door.
- I mean, as a kid I would do at night, I would do sit ups and handstand push ups against my door.
- That allows you to do things like L sits, plants, variations, elevated push ups, handstands, handstand push ups.
- So imagine from seeing the guy do the finger handstand on stage to now being the guy doing the finger handstand on stage.
- I feel like that was just like induced from the handstands.
Examples
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Mayfield was going to walk on his hands, doing a handstand.
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Look, she's doing a handstand.
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Watch me do a handstand!
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My brother began with a handstand along the side rail.
Fiction book (1993) -
Place your feet against the wall and balance with your palms on the floor, as though in a handstand position.
Blog text (10) -
I'm really good at handstands.
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To illustrate, consider a student with low muscle tone who is working at a station that focuses on the handstand.
Academic text (1996) -
Sally nods; she and Joe, at Steven's instructions, come out of their handstands and lie on the floor in a stretched relax, facing one another.
Fiction book (2001) -
Join the circus and learn how to trapeze, tightrope walk, handstand, etc. (Jan-March) 2.
Blog text (2) -
I can do a handstand for almost ten seconds.
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Etymology
Handstand comes from two simple parts, hand and stand, and literally means 'stand on your hands'. That's why a handstand is balancing upside down with your hands on the ground and your legs in the air.