Thesaurus: somersault

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1. n. Alt. of Somerset
2. n. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
3. v. do a somersault
4. A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also summersault, sommerset, summerset, etc.] "The vaulter's sombersalts." Donne. Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. Beau. & Fl.
5. v:43/n:57 n. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return v. do a somersault