Purzelbaum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- somersault noun A full 360-degree roll of the body, forwards or backwards, either in the air or on the ground, so the feet pass over the head.
- tumble verb To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over as it happens.
Senses
Purzelbaum is used for these senses in English:
- forward roll (gymnastics) A movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head.
- roll A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
- somersault Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
- tumble A fall, especially end over end.
roll — full definition
- verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- verb To form something into a cylindrical or spherical shape by turning it over on itself.
- verb To begin or set something in motion, especially filming or an event.
- noun A small individually baked piece of bread.
- noun A cylindrical bundle of something rolled up.
somersault — full definition
- noun A full 360-degree roll of the body, forwards or backwards, either in the air or on the ground, so the feet pass over the head.
- verb To perform this kind of forward or backward roll.