backflip

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bakflip′)

Inflections of 'backflip' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
backflips
v 3rd person singular
backflipping
v pres p
backflipped
v past
backflipped
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
back•flip  (bakflip′),USA pronunciation n., v., -flipped, -flip•ping. 
n. 
  1. Sporta backward somersault.
  2. Sporta dive executed by somersaulting backward.
  3. Informal Termsa complete reversal in attitude or policy:Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs.

v.i. 
  1. Sportto perform a backflip:She backflipped off a bucking horse.
  • back2 + flip1 1930–35


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