单词 | handstand |
释义 | handstandn. An act of balancing upside down on one's hands; the position of the body when performing this act. Cf. headstand n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun] > actions or positions vaulting1531 cross-step1728 still-vaulting1854 roll1858 trampolining1867 planche1878 handstand1890 rollover1891 trapezing1894 press1901 straddle1905 kip1909 upstart1909 headstand1915 round-off1917 neck-roll1920 undergrip1920 pike1928 swivel hips1943 thigh lift1949 overswing1955 shoulder stand1956 stand1956 floor exercise1957 squat1959 turnaround1959 salto1972 Tsukahara1972 1890 A. F. Jenkin Gymnastics iii. 146 You should begin by throwing the feet and body almost to a handstand. 1909 W. Skarstrom Gymnastic Kinesiol. 74 In raising the legs and inverting the body to the ‘Hand stand’ there is at first a considerable bend at the hips. 1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes vi. 111 When she goes out from thees plaace it will not matter any longer that she can do a handstand better than anyone else. 1964 G. C. Kunzle Parallel Bars ix. 403 Quarter turn into handstand on one bar, squat off with straight legs dismount. 1988 P. Aykroyd Puffin Bk. Gymnastics x. 111 Among the advanced moves are the Strelli (backwards roll to a handstand), the forward somersault dismount and the backwards overbar somersault. 2007 B. Roberts Pools 53 She'd done handstands so her skirt fell over her head and all the boys could see her white pants. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1912 Mind & Body Apr. 77 A vigorous swing of the straight legs with a forcible push from the bent leg brings the body into the handstand position. 1951 Swimming (E.S.S.A.) v. 87 Before attempting handstand dives, you must be able to maintain a steady hand balance. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 30 July c1 She abruptly changes from grace to power, racing across the gym and completing a handstand vault. 1990 E. Morgan Coll. Poems (1996) 427 There are handstand clowns knocked headlong by maudlin heroes. 2001 Weekly World News 1 May 18/2 He's introduced a number of astounding stunts, such as lighting himself on fire to become a human fireball and assuming a ‘handstand’ pose in midair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890 |
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