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backbend
[
bak
-bend]
/ˈbækˌbɛnd/
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noun
1.
an acrobatic feat in which one
bends
backward from a standing position until one's hands touch the floor.
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backbend
/
ˈbækˌbɛnd
/
noun
1.
a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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