half gainern.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːf ˈɡeɪnə/,

/ˈhɑːf ˌɡeɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈhæf ˌɡeɪnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., gainer n.

Etymology: < half adj. + gainer n.

Chiefly North American.

1. Diving. A dive in which the diver leaves the diving board facing forward, does a half-somersault backward, and enters the water head first facing the board.Sometimes known as an Isander dive, after L. F. Isander (1828–93), member of the Swedish Uppsala Swimming Society.

1908 Sunday Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) Rev. 26 July 19/4 Diving will include the front and back ‘jack knives’ and ‘half gainers’.

1928 Amer. Olympic Comm. Rep. (Ninth Olympic Games) 297 Spring Board (Men)... Running isander (Half Gainer).

1966 Ebony May 72 (caption) Sandra gracefully performs half gainer with pike.

2009 P. M. Browning Affection & Estrangem. i. 14 How I envied Bobby Duff Green as he did fancy twists and half gainers off the board at Williams' swimming pool.

2. figurative and in extended use. Any leap, fall, or move which involves a person or thing flipping or turning over in the air and landing upside down.

ΘΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > somersault

supersault1503

somersault1530

tumbling cast1530

sobersaulta1533

somerset1591

turn-over1660

pitch-pole1842

spin1842

salto mortale1896

flip-flop1902

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > toppling over

rureOE

pitch-polea1661

topple1907

1912 Motorcycle Illustr. 11 July 47/2 I did a jack-knife into a ditch to the right of the road, while Leo did a half-gainer into a cornfield on the opposite side.

1947 Billboard 29 Mar. 38/2 The Winter Sisters..work like mad getting their dynamic aero dance work across. Turn embraces numerous flips, pin-wheels, two-high back bends and full and half gainers.

1987 Field & Stream May 48/2 It would allow me to witness..the wonder and enthusiasm my son had abandoned when teenage hormones started doing half-gainers..off the high board.

2014 N. Stewart Lumenots 265 Yakov flew from his chair, sending it into a half gainer that barely missed taking out a window.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half gainer
释义	half gainern. Brit. /ˌhɑːf ˈɡeɪnə/, /ˈhɑːf ˌɡeɪnə/, U.S. /ˈhæf ˌɡeɪnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., gainer n. Etymology: < half adj. + gainer n. Chiefly North American. 1. Diving. A dive in which the diver leaves the diving board facing forward, does a half-somersault backward, and enters the water head first facing the board.Sometimes known as an Isander dive, after L. F. Isander (1828–93), member of the Swedish Uppsala Swimming Society. Π 1908 Sunday Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) Rev. 26 July 19/4 Diving will include the front and back ‘jack knives’ and ‘half gainers’. 1928 Amer. Olympic Comm. Rep. (Ninth Olympic Games) 297 Spring Board (Men)... Running isander (Half Gainer). 1966 Ebony May 72 (caption) Sandra gracefully performs half gainer with pike. 2009 P. M. Browning Affection & Estrangem. i. 14 How I envied Bobby Duff Green as he did fancy twists and half gainers off the board at Williams' swimming pool. 2. figurative and in extended use. Any leap, fall, or move which involves a person or thing flipping or turning over in the air and landing upside down. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > somersault supersault1503 somersault1530 tumbling cast1530 sobersaulta1533 somerset1591 turn-over1660 pitch-pole1842 spin1842 salto mortale1896 flip-flop1902 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > toppling over rureOE pitch-polea1661 topple1907 1912 Motorcycle Illustr. 11 July 47/2 I did a jack-knife into a ditch to the right of the road, while Leo did a half-gainer into a cornfield on the opposite side. 1947 Billboard 29 Mar. 38/2 The Winter Sisters..work like mad getting their dynamic aero dance work across. Turn embraces numerous flips, pin-wheels, two-high back bends and full and half gainers. 1987 Field & Stream May 48/2 It would allow me to witness..the wonder and enthusiasm my son had abandoned when teenage hormones started doing half-gainers..off the high board. 2014 N. Stewart Lumenots 265 Yakov flew from his chair, sending it into a half gainer that barely missed taking out a window. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1908
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