backbend

Speech parts

1. backbend - Noun

2. backbend - Verb

Meaning

an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

acrobatic feat acrobatic stunt

Examples

During your first class, you probably won't be able to touch your toes, never mind do a backbend. Source: Internet

Not five minutes ago, I got a post from a friend doing a backbend on a surfboard that was floating in the Caribbean with the cruise ship she was traveling on in the background. Source: Internet

The more you kick, the more you'll feel the gentle backbend. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

backbeat backbench backbencher backbit backbite backbiter