ALL meanings of somersault
som·er·sault
S s - noun somersault acrobatic flip 1
- noun somersault U-turn, reversal 1
- intransitive verb somersault do an acrobatic flip 1
- noun somersault an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution. 1
- noun somersault such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc. 1
- noun somersault a complete overturn or reversal, as of opinion. 1
- verb without object somersault to perform a somersault. 1
- countable noun somersault If someone or something does a somersault, they turn over completely in the air. 0
- countable noun somersault 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. 0
- verb somersault If someone or something somersaults, they perform one or more somersaults. 0
- noun somersault a forward roll in which the head is placed on the ground and the trunk and legs are turned over it 0
- noun somersault a similar roll in a backward direction 0
- noun somersault an acrobatic feat in which either of these rolls are performed in midair, as in diving or gymnastics 0
- noun somersault a complete reversal of opinion, policy, etc 0
- verb somersault to perform a somersault 0
- noun somersault an acrobatic stunt performed by turning the body one full revolution forward or backward, heels over head 0
- intransitive verb somersault to perform a somersault or a series of somersaults 0