somersaults
Head-over-heels maneuvers
Somersaults are acrobatic movements where the body rolls forward or backward in a complete rotation, heels over head.
Children do somersaults on lawns; gymnasts perform them in the air.
Figuratively, something that somersaults tumbles or reverses dramatically: My stomach did somersaults, The stock price somersaulted after the announcement.
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
- tuckFold into concealment
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
rotation · mat · dismount · aerial · roundoff · handspring · vault · cartwheel
Movement discipline over obstacles
- freerunningFluid urban obstacle navigation
- trampolineSpring-mounted bouncing surface
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- flipQuick turning motion
trick · stunt · BMX · skateboarding · snowboarding · ski · freestyle · halfpipe
Entering water deliberately
- poolCollective fund or basin
- underwaterBelow the surface
- flip turnAquatic wall reversal technique
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
springboard · platform · tuck · pike · swimming · synchronized · jackknife · entry
Turning over repeatedly
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- childrenYoung human beings
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
cartwheel · giggling · dizzy · play · fun · spontaneous · lawn · excitement
Violent disturbance or confusion
- churningAgitated circular motion
- flip-floppingRepeatedly reversing one's stance
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
nervousness · anxiety · excitement · anticipation · stomach · emotions · heart · reversal
tumbling
Acrobatic rolling and flipping
- floor exerciseApparatus-free gymnastics event
- tuckFold into concealment
- pikeLong battlefield spear
layout · rotation · mat · dismount · aerial · roundoff · handspring · vault · cartwheel · backflip
parkour
Movement discipline over obstacles
- freerunningFluid urban obstacle navigation
- trampolineSpring-mounted bouncing surface
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
flip · trick · stunt · BMX · skateboarding · snowboarding · ski · freestyle · halfpipe · backflip
diving
Entering water deliberately
- poolCollective fund or basin
- underwaterBelow the surface
- flip turnAquatic wall reversal technique
splash · springboard · platform · tuck · pike · swimming · synchronized · jackknife · entry · chlorine
rolling
Turning over repeatedly
playground · cartwheel · giggling · dizzy · play · fun · spontaneous · lawn · excitement · energy
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- churningAgitated circular motion
- flip-floppingRepeatedly reversing one's stance
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
butterflies · nervousness · anxiety · excitement · anticipation · stomach · emotions · heart · reversal · transformation
- circus acrobaticsacrobats, trapeze, trapeze artists, flying trapeze, tightrope
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, juggling, jugglers
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
- floor exercisesplank, planks, crunches, push-ups, sit-ups
- kids exercisejumping jacks, jump rope, running, hopping, skipping
- pool activitieslap swimming, laps, pool laps, floating, treading water
somersaultsstanding still
Absence of motion
stillness · immobility · motionlessness · balances · holds
- backward somersaultTumble rotating toward your spine
- back somersaultBackward tumbling rotation
- forward somersaultAirborne rotation moving ahead
- flying somersaultAirborne rotating body maneuver
- double somersaultTwo complete midair flips
- triple somersaultThree consecutive airborne rotations