Meaning

2 senses

  1. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.

    The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.

    Backflip, Rückwärtssalto, Salto rückwärts

    са́льто n наза́дsálʹto

  2. (broadly)A total reversal in policy or opinion.

    Near-synonyms: backtrack, backpedaling

    Salto rückwärts, 180°-Wende, Kehrtwende

    разворотrazvorot

Examples

18 sentences

  1. Tom did some backflips on the trampoline.

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  2. Tom tried to do a backflip.

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  3. When did you learn how to do a backflip?

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  4. Backflips can be dangerous.

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  5. She tried to do a backflip.

    ruОна пыталась сделать сальто. — Selena777

    deSie versuchte einen Rückwärtssalto. — brauchinet

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
an act of rotating one's body:
total reversal in policy or opinion:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an act of rotating one's body:
total reversal in policy or opinion:

Origin

From back- + flip.

From back- + flip.

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Forms

plural: backflips
Singularbackflip
Pluralbackflips

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
flip-flopvolte-faceU-turnbacktrackbackpedaling

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfrontflip

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
backdropbackerbackfirebackgammonbackgroundA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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