Definition

1. Noun:
   • An acrobatic movement where a person's body rotates fully in a forward or backward direction, with the feet passing over the head and returning to an upright position. This is the standard and primary meaning of the word.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The gymnast performed a perfect summersault during her floor routine.
  • He turned a backward summersault off the diving board.

Advanced Usage

• "to turn/do a summersault": This is the standard phrase for performing the acrobatic move.
  • The child was excited to learn how to do a summersault on the mat.

Variants and Related Words

• Somersault: This is the more common and standard modern spelling of the word. "Summersault" is a recognized but less frequent variant.
  • The word "somersault" is often preferred in formal writing.
• Somerset: An archaic or dialectal variant of the word, now rarely used.

Synonyms

• Flip: A general term for an acrobatic rotation in the air.
• Tumble: Can refer to a rolling or flipping movement, often less controlled than a summersault.

Notes on Usage

• The word "summersault" is a variant spelling of the more common "somersault". Both refer to the same acrobatic feat. In modern English, "somersault" is the predominant spelling.
• It functions exclusively as a noun in this sense. The verb form is "to somersault" (e.g., ). The variant "summersault" is less commonly used as a verb.

Noun

1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return