handstand

noun

hand·​stand ˈhan(d)-ˌstand 

: an act of supporting the body on the hands with the trunk and legs balanced in the air

Examples of handstand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Almost anyone can get to that point with an extra-hard bodyweight exercise like a handstand push-up. —Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea made quite an entrance on The Tonight Show on Monday night (March 23) when the 63-year-old punk funk veteran rocker executed a flawless handstand as host Jimmy Fallon looked on in awe. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026

Campbell submitted a series of short clips that ranged from the 32-year-old swinging his bat at a snowball to addressing the camera mid-handstand. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

The mammals, which can get as big as 800 pounds, will balance balls, shoot hoops, dance, do handstands and more. —Kevin Lyttle, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for handstand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand