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som·er·sault (sum·mer·sault)
 somersault (summersault)
- pronunciation:
- suh
m
 r
sawlt
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an acrobatic movement in which the body, in a tucked position, performs a full revolution either forward or backward.
She was dizzy after doing somersaults down the hill. |
| related words: |
tumble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
somersaulted, somersaulting, somersaults, summersaulted, summersaulting, summersaults |
| definition: |
to tuck the body and roll head over heels either forward or backward.
The children somersaulted across the lawn. |
| related words: |
roll, tumble |
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