somersault
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈsʌmərsɔlt/
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voltereta
- Like in an old western, Krueger flies out of the double doors and somersaults onto the pavement.
You come up backwards, three full somersault rotations and then come back down forward.
- You come up backwards, three full somersault rotations and then come back down forward.
Examples
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Bathers wrestled, turned somersaults, and walked on their hands.
Fiction book (2001) -
Afterwards, she did somersaults with J.J. on the floor.
Fiction book (2001) -
I did a somersault and fell on my head.
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- Turn a somersault in the sea.
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I did a half somersault and fell over on my shoulder.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I had executed my somersault, my father sat up and opened his arms to me.
Fiction book (1990) -
I practiced somersaults in my bed every day.
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Johnnie didn't say anything, just did a complete somersault and fell flat on his face.
Fiction book (2001) -
172. And now Richard, the youngest Flying Grayson, will perform the Quadruple Flying Somersault!
Fiction book (1995) -
She performed a perfect somersault on the trampoline and landed gracefully.
Synonyms
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2.9
A rolling fall or gymnastic turn of the body
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3.7
A jump where the body turns over in the air
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5.3
To turn all the way in the air and land on your feet
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3.3
To jump and turn backward in the air and land on your feet
To roll or flip your body so your feet go over your head and you land standing
A full body turn where your feet go over your head and you land on your feet
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Etymology
Somersault comes from an old phrase that meant a 'turn-over jump'; the last part sault is from a word for 'jump' (you can see the same idea in Spanish salto). So a somersault is literally a jump that turns you head over heels.