handstand

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English

An acro dancer performing a handstand

Etymology

hand +‎ stand

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhændˌstænd/
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  • Rhymes: -ændstænd

Noun

handstand (plural handstands)

  1. A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.

Translations

Verb

handstand (third-person singular simple present handstands, present participle handstanding, simple past and past participle handstood)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To perform a handstand.
    • 2017, Ash Bond, Gabrielle Parker, The Handstanding Yogi, page 193:
      My student Jon for example is a juggler, wanting to add another string to his circus bow, he decided to learn to handstand; not wanting to ruin his wrists, he sought out some professional help in learning to handstand.

Dutch

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Etymology

Compound of hand +‎ stand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑnt.stɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: hand‧stand

Noun

handstand m (plural handstanden, diminutive handstandje n)

  1. handstand

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