Definition of Backbend

1. Noun. An acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor.

Generic synonyms: Acrobatic Feat, Acrobatic Stunt

Definition of Backbend

1. Noun. (gymnastics dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backbend

1. an acrobatic feat [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backbend

backal
backarapper
backarc
backarcs
backare
backband
backbands
backbeat
backbeats
backbench
backbencher
backbenchers
backbenches
backbend (current term)
backbends
backbit
backbite
backbiter
backbiters
backbites
backbiting
backbitings
backbitten
backblast
backblasts
backblock
backblocks
backboard

Literary usage of Backbend

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Read and Understand Science: Grades 3-4 by Martha Cheney (2002)
"The flexible gymnast did a backbend with ease. Circle the word that means the opposite of "flexible." rough old stiff tiny 4. The old man uses a stout cane ..."

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