frontbend
/ˈfrʌntbɛnd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended.
verb
To perfrom a frontbend.
Example Sentences
- "Finish in kneel on right, left leg pointed front; sit back on right heel, frontbend—arms downward to low rear."
- "They had extraordinary frontbending and backbending skills and could tuck their feet under their chins and waggle them – in triplicate!"
- "The practice of contortion can be divided into three categories: backbending, frontbending and dislocation."