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backbends

backbends is the plural of backbend.

Meaning of backbend

Noun

backbend (plural backbends)

  1. A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.
    • The gal's backbends, the father's hoofology, the boy's fast steps and the mother's taps all won solid mitting.1951 June 30, Billboard, page 40

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Questions about backbends

What is backbends the plural of?
Backbends is the plural of backbend.

Words near backbends in the dictionary

  1. backbenchers
  2. backbenches
  3. backbend
  4. backbended
  5. backbending
  6. backbends
  7. backbent
  8. backberend
  9. backbit
  10. backbite
  11. backbiter

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