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headstand

headstand noun: the act of standing on one's head.

Noun

headstand (plural headstands)

  1. The act of standing on one's head.
  2. The position of standing on one's head.
  3. Synonym of handstand.
    Synonyms:
    handstand

Verb

headstand (third-person singular simple present headstands, present participle headstanding, simple past and past participle headstood or (informal) headstanded)

  1. (intransitive) To stand on one's head.
    • [D]ogs growled at the white arse end of a swan headstanding to graze underwater; […]2021 February 11, Paul Evans, “Country diary: the world stands divided between seasons”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
    • I did a headstand and twerked during his wedding, because that’s what he wanted. It was his wedding day, and he asked for it. So I gave the people that they want — twerking as well. I twerked while headstanding.2019 July 9, Meghan Montemurro, Robert Murray, quoting Justin Bour, “Miami roots, mutual respect: How All-Stars Christian Yelich and J.T. Realmuto formed a lasting friendship”, in The Athletic, New...

headstand meaning in Kannada

headstand in Kannada

ಶೀರ್ಷಾಸನ, ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಭಂಗಿ

Synonyms of headstand

Forms of headstand

Noun
pluralheadstands
Verb
third-person singular presentheadstands
present participleheadstanding
past participleheadstood
pastheadstood
past participle (informal)headstanded
past (informal)headstanded

Origin of headstand

From head + stand.

Questions about headstand

What does headstand mean?
Headstand means the act of standing on one's head.
What is headstand in Kannada?
Headstand in Kannada is ಶೀರ್ಷಾಸನ, ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಭಂಗಿ. See Headstand meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is headstand?
Headstand can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of headstand?
The plural of headstand is headstands.

Words near headstand in the dictionary

  1. headstalls
  2. headstamp
  3. headstamped
  4. headstamping
  5. headstamps
  6. headstand
  7. headstanded
  8. headstander
  9. headstanders
  10. headstanding
  11. headstands

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Adapted from Wiktionary: headstand (page history and authors); headstand (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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