handstand
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
handstand (plural handstands)
- A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.
Translations
a movement or position in which a person is upside down
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Verb
handstand (third-person singular simple present handstands, present participle handstanding, simple past and past participle handstood)
- (intransitive, rare) To perform a handstand.
- 2017, Ash Bond, Gabrielle Parker, The Handstanding Yogi, page 193:
- 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.
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
handstand m (plural handstanden, diminutive handstandje n)
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