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somersault

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
a rolling movement or jump, either forwards or backwards, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again:

Examples:

Do you want to see me do a somersault?
She was so happy she turned three somersaults on the lawn.
2
to roll or jump, either forwards or backwards, turning over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again:

Examples:

Acrobats somersaulted across the stage.
He was supposed to crouch on the floor and wait for a large girl named Maureen to somersault over him.
3
to turn over completely, or to make something do this:

Examples:

The bus plunged down the embankment, somersaulted twice, and finally landed on its side.
The driver went out of control and somersaulted his car into a knot of onlookers.
4
a rolling movement or jump, either forward or backward, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish on your feet:

Examples:

She turned somersaults on the lawn.

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