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piked reverse hang

piked reverse hang

9.9
A position on rings where a gymnast hangs upside down with hips bent and legs straight
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : colgado invertido
  • The gymnast held a perfect piked reverse hang during the routine.

Examples

  • Judges awarded high marks for his stable piked reverse hang position.

  • Can you do a piked reverse hang on the rings?

  • She practiced her piked reverse hang to improve her ring performance.

  • The gymnast performed a perfect piked reverse hang during the competition.

  • The gymnast held a perfect piked reverse hang during the routine.

  • Judges awarded high marks for his stable piked reverse hang position.

  • She practiced her piked reverse hang to improve her ring performance.

Synonyms

inverted hang
vspiked reverse hang
7.5

A position where you hang upside down from a bar or rings with your body straight

has hips bent and legs straight forming a V shape
reverse hang
vspiked reverse hang
7.7

A body position with arms stretched backward while the body is held by a bar above

hangs upside down with hips bent and legs kept straight

Surface Forms

piked reverse hang singular
piked reverse hangs plural

Morphology

piked + reverse + hang

The phrase is largely compositional: 'reverse hang' indicates hanging upside down and 'piked' (from 'pike') describes the body bent at the hips with straight legs, so the overall image follows from the parts. However 'piked' is a specialized gymnastic term (missing a dictionary definition in the input) and may not be known to a B1 learner, making the expression only partly predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

Piked reverse hang is a gymnastics move on the rings where the gymnast hangs 'upside down', folding at the hips so the legs stay straight. The name gives a clear picture: piked means folded at the hips, reverse means 'upside down', and hang means holding on, so the words describe the exact position.