somersault
som·er·sault [somersault somersaults somersaulted somersaulting] noun, verb BrE [ˈsʌməsɔːlt] NAmE [ˈsʌmərsɔːlt]
noun
a movement in which sb turns over completely, with their feet over their head, on the ground or in the air
•to do/turn a somersault
•He turned back somersaults.
• (figurative)Her heart did a complete somersault when she saw him.
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from Old French sombresault, from Provençal sobresaut, from sobre ‘above’ + saut ‘leap’.
verb intransitive (+ adv./prep.)
to turn over completely in the air
•The car hit the kerb and somersaulted into the air.
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Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from Old French sombresault, from Provençal sobresaut, from sobre ‘above’ + saut ‘leap’.
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