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headstood

headstood is the simple past and past participle of headstand.

Meaning of headstand

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...

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Questions about headstood

What is headstood the simple past and past participle of?
Headstood is the simple past and past participle of headstand.

Words near headstood in the dictionary

  1. headstock
  2. headstocks
  3. headstone
  4. headstoned
  5. headstones
  6. headstood
  7. headstrap
  8. headstraps
  9. headstream
  10. headstreams
  11. headstripe

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