backflip
/ˈbæk.flɪp/
backflip noun: an act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
Noun
backflip (plural backflips)
- An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
- The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.
- A total reversal in policy or opinion.
- Near-synonyms: backtrack, backpedaling
- PM predicts water recycling backflipsCourier Mail, 29 Jan 2007
- Synonyms:
- flip-flop, volte-face, U-turn, backtrack, backpedaling
Verb
backflip (third-person singular simple present backflips, present participle backflipping, simple past and past participle backflipped)
- To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
- On the July day that she put out a music video featuring Taylor Lautner, an ex-boyfriend, the actor backflipped across the stage in Kansas City, Mo., and paid Swift effusive tribute — “not just for the singer you are,” Lautner said, “but for the human you are.”2023 August 5, Ben Sisario, “How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Conquered the World”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2023
- To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
- Near-synonyms: backtrack, backpedal, walk back
backflip meaning in Thai and Vietnamese
backflip in Thai
- an act of rotating one's body
- ตีลังกากลับหลัง
backflip in Vietnamese
- an act of rotating one's body
- lộn ngược
Synonyms of backflip
Forms of backflip
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | backflips |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | backflips |
| present participle | backflipping |
| past participle | backflipped |
| past | backflipped |
Origin of backflip
From back- + flip.
Words formed from backflip
- 360 backflip
- backflipper
Questions about backflip
- What does backflip mean?
- Backflip means an act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
- What is backflip in Thai?
- Backflip in Thai is ตีลังกากลับหลัง. See Backflip meaning in Thai.
- What part of speech is backflip?
- Backflip can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce backflip?
- Backflip is pronounced /ˈbæk.flɪp/.
- What is the plural of backflip?
- The plural of backflip is backflips.
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