somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip
(noun) an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
somersault
(verb) do a somersault
Source: WordNet® 3.1
somersault (plural somersaults)
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degree while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet going over one's head.
somersault (third-person singular simple present somersaults, present participle somersaulting, simple past and past participle somersaulted)
To perform a somersault.
Source: Wiktionary
Som"er*sault, Som"er*set, n. Etym: [F. soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden asault, a surprise. See Supra, and Salient.]
Definition: A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also summersault, sommerset, summerset, etc.] "The vaulter's sombersalts." Donne. Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
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