All cartwheel synonyms
cart·wheel
C c verb cartwheel
- turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- 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 over — turn upside down
- turn over — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- vault — the act of vaulting.
- tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- 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.
- roll — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- flip-flop — Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
noun cartwheel
- forward roll — a gymnastic movement in which the body is turned heels over head with the back of the neck resting on the ground