Associations to the word «Backbend»

Adjective

Adverb

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Wiktionary

BACKBEND, noun. (gymnastics) (dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands

Dictionary definition

BACKBEND, noun. An acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley