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somersault |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F. soubresaut a jump, leap, OF soubresault It soprassalto an overleap, fr L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr salire to leap; or the French may be from Sp sobresalto a sudden asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.] A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end [Written also {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] ``The vaulter's sombersalts.'' --Donne. Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. --Beau. & Fl From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: somersault n : an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: {somersaulting}, {flip}] v : do a somersault
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