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  2. to roll or jump, either forwards or backwards, turning over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again: Acrobats somersaulted across the stage. He was supposed to crouch on the floor and wait for a large girl named Maureen to somersault over him. [ I or T ]

  3. The meaning of SOMERSAULT is a movement (as in gymnastics) in which a person turns forward or backward in a complete revolution along the ground or in the air bringing the feet over the head; also : a falling or tumbling head over heels. How to use somersault in a sentence.

  4. If you say that someone does a somersault, you mean that they change suddenly from having a particular opinion or policy about something to having a completely different opinion or policy. The Prime Minister may feel simply unable to do a somersault.

  5. somersault. verb. us / ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt / uk / ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt /. [ I ] to roll or jump, either forward or backward, turning over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again: Acrobats somersaulted across the stage.

  6. noun. an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution. such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc. a complete overturn or reversal, as of opinion.

  7. 1. an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution. 2. such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc. 3. a complete overturn or reversal, as of opinion. intransitive verb. 4. to perform a somersault.

  8. A somersault is a gymnastic move in which you lower your head almost to the floor and roll forward so your feet flip over your head. Fancier somersaults are done in the air, rather than on the ground. There are many types of somersaults—forward, backward, and sideways, among other variations.

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