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flip
to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin. -
flip-flop
Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy. -
backflip
a backwards somersault in mid air with arms and legs extended -
catcher
In baseball, the catcher is the player who stands behind the batter. The catcher has a special glove for catching the ball. -
full gainer
a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward somersault, entering the water feet first and facing away from the springboard. -
handspring
an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.