headstand
noun
head·stand
ˈhed-ˌstand 
: the gymnastic feat of standing on one's head usually with support from the hands
Examples of headstand in a Sentence
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Last summer, Dua shared a video of herself knocking out a solid headstand.
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Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023
Young’s wild onstage antics helped establish Pavement’s reputation early on, with the drummer handing out cabbage, mashed potatoes, and cinnamon toast to fans and doing headstands while the group performed live.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
And this crow’s pose into another tripod headstand, which is a definite core burner:
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—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 10 July 2023
Dua is also an accomplished yogi, and shares some of her headstands on IG, which are totally impressive.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
That is to say, Prince Harry’s pa, who likes to do headstands naked in public, is having a little bash to formally name himself the king following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September.
—Vulture, 4 May 2023
After a long wait in the corrals, the Rock ‘n’ Roll production outdoes itself with a full lineup of stretching exercises by trainers, dancing acts, a DJ throwing beats, even a muscle man in black suspenders performing headstands on a tower of cafeteria trays propped up by tumbler glasses.
—Nicholas Triolo, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2023
Related Story Gisele Bündchen Shared Her Yoga Moves In New IG Over the years, the model has shared some BTS from her yoga routine, from headstands, to fun stretch seshes with her daughter, to core work in boat pose.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
Ah, the elusive headstand.
—Shauna Harrison, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
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Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023
Young’s wild onstage antics helped establish Pavement’s reputation early on, with the drummer handing out cabbage, mashed potatoes, and cinnamon toast to fans and doing headstands while the group performed live.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
And this crow’s pose into another tripod headstand, which is a definite core burner:
This content is imported from instagram.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 10 July 2023
Dua is also an accomplished yogi, and shares some of her headstands on IG, which are totally impressive.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
That is to say, Prince Harry’s pa, who likes to do headstands naked in public, is having a little bash to formally name himself the king following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September.
—Vulture, 4 May 2023
After a long wait in the corrals, the Rock ‘n’ Roll production outdoes itself with a full lineup of stretching exercises by trainers, dancing acts, a DJ throwing beats, even a muscle man in black suspenders performing headstands on a tower of cafeteria trays propped up by tumbler glasses.
—Nicholas Triolo, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2023
Related Story Gisele Bündchen Shared Her Yoga Moves In New IG Over the years, the model has shared some BTS from her yoga routine, from headstands, to fun stretch seshes with her daughter, to core work in boat pose.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
Ah, the elusive headstand.
—Shauna Harrison, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1934, in the meaning defined above
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headstand
noun
head·stand
ˈhed-ˌstand
: the acrobatic feat of standing on one's head usually with support from the hands
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