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backbend
[ bak-bend ]
/ ˈbækˌbɛnd /
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noun
an acrobatic feat in which one bends backward from a standing position until one's hands touch the floor.
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How to use backbend in a sentence
It’s like looking at your hands and feet fully stretched out versus in a backbend, and measuring the distance between those extremities as you “fold” into a yoga pose.
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British Dictionary definitions for backbend
backbend
/ (ˈbækˌbɛnd) /
noun
a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
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