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handstand

[hand-stand]
noun
  1. an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the palms of the hands.
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verb (used without object), hand·stood, hand·stand·ing.
  1. to perform a handstand.
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Compare headstand.

Origin of handstand

First recorded in 1895–1900; hand + stand
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Examples from the Web for handstand

Historical Examples

  • They came out even in the handstand, somersault, and skin-the-cat contest.

    David and the Phoenix

    Edward Ormondroyd

British Dictionary definitions for handstand

handstand

noun
  1. the act or instance of supporting the body on the hands alone in an upside down position
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