Handspring

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Handspring \Hand"spring`\ (-spr[i^]ng), n.
     A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed
     upon the ground.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  handspring
       n : an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing
           position to a handstand and back again