Definition of handstand
: an act of supporting the body on the hands with the trunk and legs balanced in the air
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Recent Examples of handstand from the Web
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My goal is to be able to float or jump into a handstand.
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Just this week, Perez posted a video of Ruiz doing a handstand inside a rotating fun house tunnel at the county fair.
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Just this week, Perez posted a video of Ruiz doing a handstand inside a rotating fun house tunnel at the county fair.
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Gabe reportedly also did a handstand for the crowd, before heading off to meet the team for autographs, reported TV station WECT.
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Then, for good measure, Sterzin devoted another page to Aquilon, again in black briefs, performing a handstand by a swimming pool, his every muscle flexed to capacity.
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The methods include the standard side straddle, the waist-straddling maneuver, the reverse bear hug method, the handstand and the Evetts-Russomano method.
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One tourist did a handstand in front of Kumsusan, the mausoleum where North Korea’s first two leaders lie in state, one of the most sensitive sites for the regime.
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No one wants to be assaulted by a skunk’s malodorous secretions—if even the adorable acrobat regales you with a handstand first.
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First Known Use of handstand
1890
HANDSTAND Defined for English Language Learners
handstand
playDefinition of handstand for English Language Learners
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: the act of balancing on your hands with the body and legs straight up in the air
HANDSTAND Defined for Kids
handstand
playDefinition of handstand for Students
: an act of balancing on the hands with the body and legs straight up
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See words that rhyme with handstand Spanish Central: Translation of handstand
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