handstand

[ hand-stand ]

/ ˈhændˌstænd /

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noun

an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the palms of the hands.

verb (used without object), hand·stood, hand·stand·ing.

to perform a handstand.

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Origin of handstand

First recorded in 1895–1900; hand + stand

Words nearby handstand

handsome is as handsome does, handsomely, hands-on, handspike, handspring, handstand, handstitch, handstroke, hands up, handsy, hand-tailor

How to use handstand in a sentence

A flawed gene might turn some bunnies’ hops into handstands, a new study suggests.
These rabbits can’t hop. A gene defect makes them do handstands|Erin Garcia de Jesús|May 12, 2021|Science News For Students
One defective gene might turn some bunnies’ hops into handstands, a new study suggests.
A gene defect may make rabbits do handstands instead of hop|Erin Garcia de Jesús|March 25, 2021|Science News
Mice with a mutation to the gene also do handstands if they start to run, says Stephanie Koch, a neuroscientist at University College London who was not involved with the rabbit work.
A gene defect may make rabbits do handstands instead of hop|Erin Garcia de Jesús|March 25, 2021|Science News
Find a central balance point, and slowly bring your legs together until they’re both straight, overhead, and pointing toward the sky in a handstand.
Want to Get Strong? Train Like a Gymnast.|Hayden Carpenter|March 10, 2021|Outside Online

Kick up into a handstand, find a central balance point, with your hips stacked over your shoulders, and slowly bring your legs together until they’re both straight, overhead, and pointing toward the sky.
Want to Get Strong? Train Like a Gymnast.|Hayden Carpenter|March 10, 2021|Outside Online
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

/ (ˈhændˌstænd) /

noun

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

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