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somersault

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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Somerset Source: opted
  2. 2. n. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return Source: wordnet
  3. 3. v. do a somersault Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 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 Source: ecdict

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