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SOMERSAULT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Synonyms:

flip; somersault; somersaulting; somerset; summersault; summerset

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("somersault" is a kind of...):

tumble (an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "somersault"):

flip-flop (a backward somersault)

Derivation:

somersault (do a somersault)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Do a somersault

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "somersault" is one way to...):

roll over (make a rolling motion or turn)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

somersault; somersaulting (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)

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