Definition of handspring
:an acrobatic feat in which the body turns forward or backward in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet
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Examples of handspring in a Sentence
He did a handspring on the lawn.
Recent Examples of handspring from the Web
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In one Instagram video, Collins strings together seven back handsprings followed by a back tuck.
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A backflip — sometimes replaced with a back handspring — became his signature move after every competition.
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Elizabeth has been working with Brittany for two years on her back handspring.
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There are more mountains to climb, and back handsprings to land.
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The 41-year-old vault specialist Oksana Chusovitina, for example, performed a front handspring onto the vaulting horse and two front somersaults off — the most difficult vault in the world.
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First Known Use of handspring
1833
HANDSPRING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of handspring for English Language Learners
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: a fast movement in which you jump forward or backward, land on your hands, swing your legs up and over your body, and then land on your feet
HANDSPRING Defined for Kids
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Definition of handspring for Students
:a movement in which a person turns the body forward or backward in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet
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