Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neckspring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neck-spring
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet.

verb

To perform a neckspring.

Example Sentences

"Continue without pause into a neckspring and, from the landing face-roll to hand-stand - pike again - and neckspring to stand."
"The candlestick and bridge are prerequisite to the nexspring."
"Before attempting the neckspring vault from the side horse, the performer should first master the neckspring and headspring from the floor or a rolled mat."
"For example, a gymnast could tuck toward the end of a neckspring and thereby increase angular velocity."
"Reach quickly forward to touch toes with finger-tips and then perform an immediate backward-roll on to shoulders and hands bringing the straight legs overhead to a pike-position. A slight pause - then neckspring."

Etymology

From neck + spring.

Inflected Forms

necksprings (plural) necksprings (present, singular) neckspringing (participle, present) neckspringed (participle, past) neckspringed (past)

Questions

What does neckspring mean?: A move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet.
Where does neckspring come from?: From neck + spring.

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