Synonyms for "handspring" (15 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

bounceboundbuck

Strong matches (5)

capriolehophurdlejetejig

Related words (7)

jumppole vaultpounceskipspringsteeplechasevault

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

2 entries

acrobatic featacrobatic stunt

derived

3 entries

back handspringfront handspringrising handspring

derived from

2 entries

handspring

is a

1 entries

acrobatic stunt

related to

1 entries

somersault

Translations

9 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• кълбо напред noun (somersault)

Dutch

2 entries

• handstandoverslag noun (somersault)
• overslag noun (somersault)

Finnish

1 entries

• puolivoltti noun (somersault)

German

1 entries

• Handstützüberschlag noun (somersault)

Japanese

1 entries

• ハンドスプリング noun (somersault)

Korean

1 entries

• 핸드스프링 noun (somersault)

Polish

1 entries

• przerzut noun (somersault)

Russian

1 entries

• фляк noun (somersault)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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I hurt my thumb doing a handspring.

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