somersaultnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/us/ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt/a rolling movement or jump, either forwards or backwards, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again:
She was so happy she turned three somersaults on the lawn.
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Gymnastics
- asymmetric bars
- beam
- cartwheel
- free running
- gym
- gymnast
- gymnastics
- handstand
- headstand
- horse
- pommel horse
- ring
- stand
- stand on your hands/head idiom
- the parallel bars
- trampoline
- trapeze
- uneven bars
- vault
somersault
verb [ I ] ukus
The bus plunged down the embankment, somersaulted twice, and finally landed on its side.