neckspring
neckspring noun: a move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet.
Noun
neckspring (plural necksprings)
- A move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet.
- Continue without pause into a neckspring and, from the landing face-roll to hand-stand - pike again - and neckspring to stand.1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 134
- The candlestick and bridge are prerequisite to the nexspring.1968, James A. Baley, An illustrated guide to tumbling, page 72
Verb
neckspring (third-person singular simple present necksprings, present participle neckspringing, simple past and past participle neckspringed)
- To perform a neckspring.
- Continue without pause into a neckspring and, from the landing face-roll to hand-stand - pike again - and neckspring to stand.1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 134
- Reach quickly forward to touch toes with finger-tips and then perform an immediate backward-roll on to shoulders and hands bringing the straight legs overhead to a pike-position. A slight pause - then neckspring.1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 133
Examples of neckspring in a sentence
- Before attempting the neckspring vault from the side horse, the performer should first master the neckspring and headspring from the floor or a rolled mat.1968, Frank F. Musker, Donald Rex Casady, Leslie William Irwin, A guide to gymnastics, page 160:
- For example, a gymnast could tuck toward the end of a neckspring and thereby increase angular velocity.1999, H.C. Dubey, Dph Sports Series-Gymnastics, →ISBN, page 3:
Forms of neckspring
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | necksprings |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | necksprings |
| present participle | neckspringing |
| past participle | neckspringed |
| past | neckspringed |
Origin of neckspring
From neck + spring.
Questions about neckspring
- What does neckspring mean?
- Neckspring means a move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet.
- How do you use neckspring in a sentence?
- Before attempting the neckspring vault from the side horse, the performer should first master the neckspring and headspring from the floor or a rolled mat.
- What part of speech is neckspring?
- Neckspring can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of neckspring?
- The plural of neckspring is necksprings.
Words near neckspring in the dictionary
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