English

Alternative forms

• somerset
• summersault

Noun

somersault ‎(plural somersaults)

1. (chiefly gymnastics) Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degree while airborne, with one's feet going over one's head.

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Derived terms

• back somersault
• front somersault
• summy

Verb

somersault ‎(third-person singular simple present somersaults, present participle somersaulting, simple past and past participle somersaulted)

1. To perform a somersault.

   The performer somersaulted all the way across the stage.

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See also

• flip