somersault
/ˈsʌmərˌsɔlt/
verb
- To perform a somersault; to roll the body in a complete circle head over heels.
- The children love to somersault on the soft grass.
- He somersaulted across the stage during the play.
- She can somersault backward without any help.
- To turn over completely, like a vehicle or object flipping.
- The kayak somersaulted in the rapid water, throwing the paddler out.
- The toy car somersaulted off the ramp and landed on its wheels.
- The truck somersaulted down the embankment.
noun
- A movement in which a person rolls their body forward or backward in a complete circle, with the feet going over the head.
- My little brother tried to do a somersault but ended up falling sideways.
- She learned how to do a backward somersault in her gymnastics class.
- The gymnast performed a perfect forward somersault on the mat.
- A complete turn or flip of something, such as a vehicle or object, in the air.
- The drone did a quick somersault in the air before stabilizing.
- The acrobat's somersault off the high dive amazed the crowd.
- The car did a somersault after hitting the curb.