ALL meanings of backflip
back·flip
B b - noun backflip a backwards somersault in mid air with arms and legs extended 3
- noun backflip a backward somersault. 1
- noun backflip a dive executed by somersaulting backward. 1
- noun backflip Informal. a complete reversal in attitude or policy: Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs. 1
- verb without object backflip to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse. 1
- noun backflip A backward somersault done in the air with the arms and legs stretched out straight. 1
- noun backflip (gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction. 0
- noun backflip (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, an U-turn. 0
- verb backflip To perform a backflip (rotation of body). 0
- verb backflip To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn. 0