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HANDSTAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("handstand" is a kind of...):
gymnastic exercise ((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))
Meronyms (parts of "handstand"):
kick up (raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand)