Handstand

//ˈhændˌstænd// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of standing on one's hands, most often in an inverted way.
  2. 2
    the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position wordnet
  3. 3
    The position of standing on one's hands.
  4. 4
    Synonym of headstand.
Verb
  1. 1
    To perform a handstand. intransitive

    "My student Jon for example is a juggler, wanting to add another string to his circus bow, he decided to learn to handstand; not wanting to ruin his wrists, he sought out some professional help in learning to handstand."

Synonyms

All synonyms
headstand

Example

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"Tom did a handstand on the beach."

Etymology

From hand + stand.

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