headsit
/ˈhɛd.sɪt/
headsit noun: an extreme backbend in which the top of the performer's head touches the buttocks; usually in a handstand or chest stand. Sometimes, a more extreme variation is done where the buttocks are positioned past the performer's head, while the lower back is on top of the head; this requires much more neck flexibility.
Noun
headsit (plural headsits)
- An extreme backbend in which the top of the performer's head touches the buttocks; usually in a handstand or chest stand. Sometimes, a more extreme variation is done where the buttocks are positioned past the performer's head, while the lower back is on top of the head; this requires much more neck flexibility.
- The contortionist impressed the audience with a perfect headsit during her routine.
- Achieving a headsit requires years of practice and extensive spinal flexibility.
Forms of headsit
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Questions about headsit
- What does headsit mean?
- Headsit means an extreme backbend in which the top of the performer's head touches the buttocks; usually in a handstand or chest stand. Sometimes, a more extreme variation is done where the buttocks are positioned past the performer's head, while the lower back is on top of the head; this requires much more neck flexibility.
- What part of speech is headsit?
- Headsit is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headsit?
- Headsit is pronounced /ˈhɛd.sɪt/.
- What is the plural of headsit?
- The plural of headsit is headsits.
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