BACKFLIP

backflip

Noun

  1. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
    The acrobat performed a backflip on a trampoline.
  2. a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, an U-turn.
    PM predicts water recycling backflips. Courier Mail, 29 Jan 2007

Verb

  1. To perform a backflip (rotation of body)
  2. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.


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