backflip

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.

2. noun A total reversal in policy or opinion.
3. verb To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
4. verb To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.

Similar words

kickflip flyaway flip flip-flop flip-flap forwards roll heel turn turnabout roll forward roll

Often followed by

and on into off in over with that to

Word family

backflips