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Meaning of backflip

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

backflip

Pronunciation:/ˈbæk.flɪp/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.

    Example: The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.

  2. (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.

verb

Definitions

  1. To perform a backflip (rotation of body)

  2. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.