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backbend
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backbend [ˈbækˌbɛnd]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
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Noun1.backbend - an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floorbackbend - an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt - a stunt performed by an acrobat
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