Definitions for somersaultˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt; -ˌsɛt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
som•er•saultˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt; -ˌsɛt(n.)
an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
Category: Sport
such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc.
Category: Sport
(v.i.)to perform a somersault.
Category: Sport
Origin of somersault:
1520–30; < MF sombresaut, alter. of sobresault. lit., overleap
Princeton's WordNet
somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip(verb)
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
somersault(verb)
do a somersault
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
somersault(noun)ˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt
when sb curls their body and rolls forward or backward on the floor or in the air
to do a somersault
Wiktionary
somersault(Noun)
In gymnastics, an act where the gymnast turns head over heels
somersault(Verb)
To perform a somersault.
The performer somersaulted all the way across the stage.
Webster Dictionary
Somersault(noun)
alt. of Somerset
Translations for somersault
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
somersault(noun)
a leap or roll in which a person turns with his feet going over his head.
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