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HANDSPRING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does handspring mean?
• HANDSPRING (noun)
The noun HANDSPRING has 1 sense:
1. an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again
Familiarity information: HANDSPRING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("handspring" is a kind of...):
acrobatic feat; acrobatic stunt (a stunt performed by an acrobat)
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