pit

Inherited from Old Catalan pit (also pits), from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Occitan pièch, French pis, Spanish pecho.

(castells) force to support the castell, provided by the castellers in the pinya by pressing their chest onto the back of the casteller in front of them


Russian

en-noun

Russian (countable and uncountable, plural Russians)

From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, the adjective of Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia + -an.

Ok, I do think I am starting to get used to it, but you have to admit, if youve^([sic]) been juggling bags and then start juggling Russians, they feel sooo lopsided to juggle at first!

2011, jamescoutry24, “Beanbags > Russian”, in rec.juggling (Usenet):

(juggling, rare in the singular) A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.


run

en-verb

run (third-person singular simple present runs, present participle running, simple past ran, past participle run or (nonstandard, colloquial) ran)

runs (present singular third-person)
running (participle present)
ran (past)
run (participle past)
ran (colloquial nonstandard participle past)
run (infinitive)
run (first-person present singular)
ran (first-person past singular)
run (present second-person singular)
runnest (archaic present second-person singular)
ran (past second-person singular)
ranst (archaic past second-person singular)
rannest (archaic past second-person singular)
runs (present singular third-person)
runneth (archaic present singular third-person)
ran (past singular third-person)
run (plural present)
ran (past plural)
run (present subjunctive)
ran (past subjunctive)
run (imperative present)
running (participle present)
run (participle past)
rin (alternative dialectal)
ren (alternative dialectal)

From Middle English runnen, rennen (“to run”), alteration (due to the past participle runne, runnen,
yronne) of Middle English rinnen (“to run”), from Old English rinnan, iernan (“to run”) and Old Norse rinna (“to run”), both from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (“to run”) (compare also *rannijaną (“to make run”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to boil, churn”).
Cognate with Scots rin (“to run”), West Frisian rinne (“to walk, march”), Dutch rennen (“to run, race”), Alemannic German ränne (“to run”), German rennen (“to run, race”), rinnen (“to flow”), Danish rende (“to run”), Swedish ränna (“to run”), Swedish rinna (“to flow”), Icelandic renna (“to flow”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian rend (“to run, run after”). See random.

purjehtia myötätuuleen

to sail a boat with the wind coming from behind

a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on

hold with the hare and run with the hounds

run around like a chicken with its head cut off

the course of true love never did run smooth

you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

you don't miss the water till the well runs dry

you never miss the water till the well runs dry

you never miss the water until the well runs dry

(transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.

pyörittää

juggling: to juggle a pattern continuously


understand

en-verb

understand (third-person singular simple present understands, present participle understanding, simple past and past participle understood)

understands (present singular third-person)
understanding (participle present)
understood (participle past)
understood (past)
understand (infinitive)
understand (first-person present singular)
understood (first-person past singular)
understand (present second-person singular)
understandest (archaic present second-person singular)
understood (past second-person singular)
understoodest (archaic past second-person singular)
understands (present singular third-person)
understandeth (archaic present singular third-person)
understood (past singular third-person)
understand (plural present)
understood (past plural)
understand (present subjunctive)
understood (past subjunctive)
understand (imperative present)
understanding (participle present)
understood (participle past)
understanded (archaic participle past)
understaund (alternative obsolete)

[ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈstæ̃nd]

[ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈsteə̯nd]

From Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from Proto-West Germanic *understandan (“to stand between, understand”), from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, understand”), equivalent to Old English under- (“between, inter-”) + standan (“to stand”) (Modern English under- + stand). Cognate with Old Frisian understonda (“to understand, experience, learn”), Old High German understantan (“to understand”), Middle Danish understande (“to understand”). Compare also Saterland Frisian understunda, unnerstounde (“to dare, survey, measure”), Dutch onderstaan (“to undertake, presume”), German unterstehen (“to be subordinate”).

cog

verstaan (language, “verstaan” usually means “to hear clearly”. You “verstaat” an utterance)

LAUNE: Ay, and what I do too: look thee, I'll but lean, and my staff understands me.
SPEED: It stands under thee, indeed.
LAUNCE:Why, stand-under and under-stand is all one.

c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:

(humorous, rare, obsolete outside circus, acrobatics) To stand underneath, to support.


box

en-noun

box (plural boxes or (nonstandard, computing, humorous) boxen)

boxes (plural)
boxen (humorous nonstandard plural)

Tok Pisin: bokis

→ Afrikaans: boks

→ Bengali: বাক্স (bakśo)

→ Bulgarian: бокс (boks)

→ Crimean Tatar: boks

→ Danish: boks

→ Dutch: box m

→ Faroese: boks

→ French: box m

→ German: Box f

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: बकस m (bakas), बक्सा m (baksā)

Urdu: بکس m (baks, bakas)

→ Icelandic: box n

→ Indonesian: boks

→ Irish: bosca m

→ Italian: box m

→ Japanese: ボックス (bokkusu)

→ Korean: 박스 (bakseu)

→ Maori: pāka

→ Marwari: बकस (baks, bakas)

→ Nepali: बाकस (bākas)

→ Norman: bosc m

→ Norwegian: boks m

→ Pashto: بکس (baks)

→ Persian: باکس (bâks)

→ Polish: boks m

→ Portuguese: box m

→ Russian: бокс m (boks)

→ Scottish Gaelic: bogsa m, bocsa

→ Spanish: box m

→ Swedish: box c

→ Welsh: bocs

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)
Ancient Greek -ις (-is)
Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor.
Late Latin buxisbor.
Proto-West Germanic *buhsā
Old English box
Middle English box
English box
From Middle English box (“container, box, cup”), from Old English box (“box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box”) from Late Latin buxis (“box”), Latin pyxis (“small box for medicines or toiletries”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos, “box or tablet made of boxwood; box; cylinder”) and Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box or tablet made of boxwood; box; cylinder”). Doublet of piseog, pyx, and pyxis.
Cognate with Middle Dutch bosse, busse (“jar; tin; round box”) (modern Dutch bos (“wood, forest”), bus (“container, box; bushing of a wheel”)), Old High German buhsa (Middle High German buhse, bühse, modern German Büchse (“box; can”)), Swedish bössa (“box”).
The humorous plural form boxen is from box + -en, by analogy with oxen.

кутия

compartment or receptacle for receiving items

ramme

rectangular border around an image, text, etc.

квадратче

small area on a document for a tick mark

tofu

empty box displayed by some computer systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts

Your hands rest on the bottom plane of the box, relaxed and open; forearms are parallel with the ground and elbows close to your body. Balls thrown from your right hand are aimed at the point to the left of center of the top of the box. When you hit this point the ball will land in your left hand. Balls thrown from your left hand are aimed at the point to the right of center of the top of the box.

2010 April, Michael J. Gelb, 5 Keys to High Performance: Juggle Your Way to Success, [Prince Frederick, Md.]: Gildan Digital, →ISBN, part III (The Art of Juggling: Expanding Your Influence with Spheres):

Senses relating to a two-dimensional object or space

(juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.


base

en-noun

base (countable and uncountable, plural bases)

acid

antonym(s) of “chemical compound that will neutralize an alkali”

From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.

أَسَاس

something from which other things extend

basis

chemical compound that will neutralize an acid

(acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

alamies

acrobatics, cheerleading: person who supports the flyer


base

en-verb

base (third-person singular simple present bases, present participle basing, simple past and past participle based)

bases (present singular third-person)
basing (participle present)
based (participle past)
based (past)

Apart from time taken out during radio- and chemotherapy, Maurs continued to participate in POW. She would base a flyer in a double balance and make the audience laugh with her clowning antics for two more shows.

2005, John T. Warren, Laura B. Lengel, Casting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Context, →ISBN, page 73:

(acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.


flat

en-adj

flat (comparative flatter, superlative flattest)

flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)
flatt (alternative obsolete)
flatte (alternative obsolete)

bumpy

antonym(s) of “having no variations in altitude”

→ Portuguese: flat

From Middle English flat, a borrowing from Old Norse flatr (compare Norwegian and Swedish flat, Danish flad), from Proto-Germanic *flataz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”); akin to Saterland Frisian flot (“smooth”), German Flöz (“a geological layer”), Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), Latvian plats, Sanskrit प्रथस् (prathas, “extension”). Doublet of plat and pleyt.
The noun is from Middle English flat (“level piece of ground, flat edge of a weapon”), from the adjective.
The algebraic sense was coined by Serre in a 1956 paper, originally as French plat.

inh

(juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.


flash

en-verb

flash (third-person singular simple present flashes, present participle flashing, simple past and past participle flashed)

flashes (present singular third-person)
flashing (participle present)
flashed (participle past)
flashed (past)

In some senses, from Middle English flasshen, a variant of flasken, flaskien (“to sprinkle, splash”), which was likely of imitative origin; in other senses probably of North Germanic origin akin to Swedish dialectal flasa (“to burn brightly, blaze”), related to flare. Compare also Icelandic flasa (“to rush, go hastily”).

onomatopoeic

imitative


flash

en-noun

flash (countable and uncountable, plural flashes)

→ Catalan: flaix

→ Polish: flesz

onomatopoeic

imitative

(juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.


penguin

→ Assamese: পেঙ্গুইন (peṅguin)

→ Burmese: ပင်ဂွင် (panggwang)

desctree

→ Dutch: pinguïn, pinguin (superseded, dated)
Afrikaans: pikkewyn
→ French: pingouin
→ Danish: pingvin
→ Italian: pinguino
→ Persian: پنگوئن (pangu'an)
→ Portuguese: pinguim
→ Romanian: pinguin
→ Spanish: pingüino
→ Swedish: pingvin
→ Turkish: penguen

→ Hawaiian: penekuina

→ Japanese: ペンギン (pengin)

→ Khmer: ភេនឃ្វីន (pheinkhviin)

→ Korean: 펭귄 (penggwin)

→ Thai: เพนกวิน (pen-gwîn)

→ Welsh: pengwin

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *kʷennom
Proto-Brythonic *penn
Welsh pen?
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.?
Proto-Celtic *windos
Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn
Welsh gwyn?
Proto-Indo-European *peyH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-influ.?
Latin pinguisder.?
English penguin
Unknown; first attested in the 16th century in reference to the auk of the Northern hemisphere; the word was later applied to the superficially similar birds of the Southern hemisphere (as was woggin). Possibly from Welsh pen (“head”) and gwyn (“white”), or from Latin pinguis (“fat”). See citations and the Wikipedia article.
(nun): Because of the often black-and-white habit, resembling the bird's colors.

etymon

(juggling) A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.


tres

Inherited from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic *trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognates include Occitan and Spanish tres, Italian tre, French trois.

(castells) a castell with three castellers on each level of the tronc


quatre

Inherited from Latin quattuor (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Compare Occitan quatre, French quatre, and Spanish cuatro.

(castells) a castell with four castellers per level


pis

(castells) each of the levels of a castell


net

ca-adj

net (feminine neta, masculine plural nets, feminine plural netes)

neta (feminine)
nets (masculine plural)
netes (feminine plural)

From Old Catalan net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, syncopated from Latin nitidus (“bright, clear”). Doublet of nèdol ('pasturage'), from Old Catalan nèdeu (“clean”), from nitidus- but without the early syncope. Compare also French net, Italian netto.

(castells) (of a castell) built without a pinya, or without a folre or manilles when it would normally have these


tap

(castells) a casteller inserted into an empty space in a pinya to make it more compact


vent

Inherited from Old Catalan vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic *wentos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts < *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

(castells) a casteller in the pinya standing between the laterals, and holding the right leg of one segon and the left leg of another (primer vent), or a casteller placed behind one of the primers vents


turn

→ Japanese: ターン (tān)

Partly from Anglo-Norman *torn, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos), and partly an action noun from the verb turn.

دَوْرَة

movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation

360° turn

movement about an axis returning to the original orientation

the first turn of the screw pays all debts

Between the pieces were individual turns, comic songs and dances.

1960, Theatre Notebook, volumes 14-16, page 122:

(circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.

numero

circus, theatre: short skit, act, or routine


fountain

From Middle English [Term?]; from Old French fontaine (whence modern fontaine); from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons (“source, spring”).

(juggling) A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.


joey

From Joseph Grimaldi (1778–1837), a popular English entertainer.


qualify

en-verb

qualify (third-person singular simple present qualifies, present participle qualifying, simple past and past participle qualified)

qualifies (present singular third-person)
qualifying (participle present)
qualified (participle past)
qualified (past)

Borrowed from Middle French qualifier (“to qualify”). Equivalent to quality + -fy.

bor+

to qualify seven balls you need at least fourteen catches

(juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.


qualify

(juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at least twice.


intent

(castells) a castell that collapses before its construction is completed (as opposed to a castell carregat, which collapses after it is completed, or an intent desmuntat, which is not completed but is successfully dismantled without collapsing)


piste

nl-noun

piste f (plural pistes, diminutive pistetje n)

pistes (plural)
pistetje (diminutive neuter)


dos

Inherited from Latin duōs, accusative form of duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare Occitan dos, French deux, Spanish dos.

(castells) One of a pair of castellers in the pom de dalt, who form the third-highest level of the castell


quart

Inherited from Latin quārtus (“fourth”).

(castells) a casteller on the fourth level of a castell


duplex

PIE word
 *dwóh₁
Borrowed from Latin duplex (“double, two-fold”), from duo (“two”) + plico (“fold together”); compare the roots of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”); compare also πλέκω (plékō, “twist, braid”). By surface analysis, duo- + -plex.

(juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.


duplex

en-verb

duplex (third-person singular simple present duplexes, present participle duplexing, simple past and past participle duplexed)

duplexes (present singular third-person)
duplexing (participle present)
duplexed (participle past)
duplexed (past)

(juggling) To make a series of duplex throws.


silk

en-noun

silk (countable and uncountable, plural silks)

→ Hawaiian: kilika

From Middle English silk, sylk, selk, selc, from Old English sioloc, seoloc, seolc (“silk”). The immediate source is uncertain; it probably reached English via the Baltic trade routes (cognates in Old Norse silki (> Danish silke, Swedish silke (“silk”)), Russian шёлк (šolk), obsolete Lithuanian zilkai̇̃), all ultimately from Late Latin sēricus, from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós), ultimately from an Oriental language (represented now by e.g. Chinese 絲 /丝 (sī, “silk”)). Compare Seres. Doublet of seric and serge.

you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear

(circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.


meteor

From Middle French météore, from Old French, from Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).
The original sense of “atmospheric phenomenon” gave rise to meteorology, but the meaning of "meteor" is now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.

(juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.


lateral

ca-noun

lateral m or f by sense (plural laterals)

(castells) a casteller in the pinya, who stands beside the baix and holds the legs of one of the segons to prevent them from swaying sideways


shower

→ Hindi: शावर (śāvar)

→ Japanese: シャワー (shawā)

→ Korean: 샤워 (syawo)

→ Pashto: شاور (šāwar)

→ Persian: شاور (šâvar) (Dari)

→ Urdu: شاوَر (śāvar)

From Middle English shour, from Old English sċūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūru, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower”). Cognate with Dutch schoer, German Schauer, Old Norse skúr, Norwegian skur, Swedish skur, Danish skur, Russian север (sever).

der

See also shower (juggling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

(juggling) A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.


pilar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

(castells) a castell built with just one casteller on each level

(castells) each of the vertical columns of castellers making up the tronc of a castell (syn. rengla)


baton

(gymnastics, juggling) A rod twirled in a marching band's performance, in a gymnastic sport, or in juggling.


punk

en-noun

punk (countable and uncountable, plural punks or (sense 4.1) punx)

→ Arabic: بانك (bank)

→ Catalan: punk

→ Chinese: 朋克 (péngkè)

→ Dutch: punk

→ Finnish: punko

→ Finnish: punk

→ French: punk

→ Galician: punk

→ German: Punk

Hebrew: פאנק

→ Icelandic: pönk

→ Japanese: パンク (panku)

→ Marathi: पंक (paṅka)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: punk, pønk

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: punk, pønk

→ Korean: 펑크 (peongkeu)

→ Portuguese: punk

→ Romanian: punk

→ Russian: панк (pank)

→ Georgian: панк

→ Kazakh: панк (pank)

→ Serbo-Croatian: pank

→ Spanish: punk

→ Swedish: punk

→ Ukrainian: панк (pank)

Uncertain. Possibly from punk ("rotten wood dust used as tinder", attested since 1678; see Etymology 2 below) to anything worthless (attested since 1869) and then to any undesirable person (since 1908).

putinha

receiving partner in a male-male sexual relationship — see also bottom

(countable, US, slang) A worthless person, particularly:

(circus slang) A young, untrained animal or worker.

A worthless person
A young, untrained animal or worker.


diabolo

→ Portuguese: diabolô, diábolo


diabolo

Borrowed from French diabolo, derived from diabolique (“diabolical”).


dau

From a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Arabic origin, cf. أَعْدَاد (ʔaʕdād), or alternatively from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the past participle of dare (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to lay out, to spread out”). Compare French dé, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese dado.


flyer

→ Finnish: flaijeri

→ French: flyer

→ German: Flyer

→ Korean: 플라이어 (peullaieo)

→ Portuguese: flyer

From fly + -er (agent noun suffix).
With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

(acrobatics, cheerleading, synchronized swimming) A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.


multiplex

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-multiplex.wav

From multi- + -plex or multi- + complex.

(juggling) A throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time.


multiplex

en-verb

multiplex (third-person singular simple present multiplexes, present participle multiplexing, simple past and past participle multiplexed)

multiplexes (present singular third-person)
multiplexing (participle present)
multiplexed (participle past)
multiplexed (past)


plena

(castells) in a castell with three or five castellers per level, the column to the right of the rengla


pancake

en-noun

pancake (countable and uncountable, plural pancakes)

pancakes (plural)
pan cake (alternative)

→ Cantonese: 班戟 (baan¹ gik¹)

→ Mandarin: 班戟 (bānjǐ)

→ Cebuano: pankeyk

→ French: pancake

→ German: Pancake

desc

→ Hijazi Arabic: بانكيك (bānkēk, pānkēk)

→⇒ Irish: pancóg

→ Japanese: パンケーキ (pankēki)

→⇒ Khmer: នំផេនខេក (num pheenkheek)

→ Korean: 팬케이크 (paenkeikeu)

→ Nauruan: epankeik

→ Portuguese: panqueca, (dated) panqueque, (dated) pancake

→ Russian: панкейк (pankejk)

→ Spanish: (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay) panqueque, (Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico) pancake, (Venezuela) panqueca

→ Thai: แพนเค้ก (pɛɛn-kéek)

→ Turkish: pankek

→ Azerbaijani: pankek

→ Yoruba: pan̄kéèkì

Inherited from Middle English pancake, panne cake, pankake, ponkake, equivalent to pan + cake.
Perhaps adapted from Middle Low German pankôke, pannekôke, from Old Saxon *pannakōko (suggested by derivatives Old Saxon pannakōkilo and pannakōkilīn), where the compound is much older; compare Old High German phankuohho (8th century), whence Middle High German phankuoche, German Pfannkuchen (“pancake”); further
Saterland Frisian Ponkouke, Ponkuuke (“pancake”), West Frisian pankoek (“pancake”), Dutch pannenkoek (“pancake”), German Low German Pannkook (“pancake”).
The juggling sense is by analogy with a pancake being tossed in a pan.

have been working on pancake throws with rings for the past few months and I have been trying to make the throws perfectly spun and as consistent as possible.

2004, Beinn Muir <bm260@nospam4me.cam.ac.uk>, “Ring juggling: pancake throws”, in rec.juggling (Usenet):

(countable, juggling) A type of throw, usually with a ring where the prop is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop.


windmill

From Middle English wyndmylne, wyndmylle, equivalent to wind + mill. Cognate with Scots wyndmyln, wyndmyl, Saterland Frisian Wíendmäälne, West Frisian wynmûne, Dutch windmolen, Afrikaans windmeul, Dutch Low Saxon windmölle (Achterhooks), wiendmeule (Drents, Veluws), German Low German Windmöhl, German Windmühle, Danish vindmølle, Norwegian Bokmål vindmølle, Norwegian Nynorsk vindmølle, vindmylne, Swedish vindmölla, Icelandic vindmylla.
(imaginary enemy): A reference to Don Quixote tilting at windmills.


cinc

(castells) a castell built with five castellers on each level


claw

From Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Compare West Frisian klau, Dutch klauw, German Klaue, Danish klo, Norwegian klo, and Swedish klo.

(juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.


claw

en-verb

claw (third-person singular simple present claws, present participle clawing, simple past and past participle clawed)

claws (present singular third-person)
clawing (participle present)
clawed (participle past)
clawed (past)

From Middle English clawen, from Old English clawan, clāwan, *clēn, clawian, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną.


plaça

plaça de nou, a public location where a nine-storey castell has been successfully performed

plaça de deu, a public location where a ten-storey castell has been successfully performed

(castells) a location where castells are presented publicly

dur a plaça, successfully perform (a particular kind of castell) in public

(castells) a context of public performance, as opposed to during an assaig


overhead

en-noun

overhead (countable and uncountable, plural overheads)

From Middle English owerheved, over-hed, over hede (adverb), from Old English oferhēafod (adverb), equivalent to over- + head. Compare German Low German overhoopt, överhoopt, German überhaupt.

computational overhead| digital overhead

(juggling, by ellipsis) An overhead throw.


contact juggling

Coined by James Ernest in a book of the same name.

(juggling) The art of moving a ball or balls over one's body by rolling them, with very few throws.

jonglerie de contact

The art of moving a single ball or multiple balls, as by rolling or spinning


juggle

From Middle English jogelen, partly a back-formation of Middle English jogeler (“juggler”), and partly a borrowing from Old French jogler, jongler (“to have fun with someone”), a conflation of Latin joculāri (“to jest; joke”) and Old French jangler (“to regale; entertain; have fun; trifle with; tease; mess around; gossip; boast; meddle”), from Frankish *jangalōn (“to chit-chat with; gossip”), akin to Middle Dutch jankelen (“to murmur; whisper; mumble; grumble”), frequentative of Middle Dutch janken (“to moan; groan; complain”). Related also to Middle Low German janken (“to sigh; moan; lament”), Dutch jengelen (“to whine; whimper”) Dutch janken (“to whine; wimper”).

cog

(juggling) The act of throwing and catching each prop at least twice, as opposed to a flash.


pull-down

en-noun

pull-down (countable and uncountable, plural pull-downs)

pull-downs (plural)
pulldown (alternative)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pull-down.wav

Another classic trick with rings is the 'pull-down'. This can only be done with rings that fit easily over your head.

1994, Haggis McLeod, KNOW THE GAME - JUGGLING, →ISBN:

2004, Luke Holman, Hardest, most tech trick on the net, May 12 2004 via Google Groups
For example, the 11 ring pulldown didn't stick in my head because I don't really juggle rings, and I have no conception of how hard it is.

(juggling) A trick done with rings where each ring is pulled down over the head instead of being caught and held in the hand.


columns

(juggling) pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.


cascade

From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.

(juggling) A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.


cascade

→ Danish: kaskade

→ Dutch: cascade

→ English: cascade

→ German: Kaskade

→ Romanian: cascadă

→ Swedish: kaskad

Borrowed from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”).


mans

(castells, invariable f.pl.) a casteller positioned behind the baix (also in front of the baix in the case of a pilar) and helping to support the segon, or a casteller in the pinya positioned behind these mans

(castells, invariable f.pl.) any of the castellers helping to support the segons with their hands, including the mans as defined above, the vents, and the laterals

(castells, invariable f.pl.) in a construction built without a pinya, a casteller who stands around the base with arms raised and braced to provide safety in case of a fall; the act of doing this


passing

Le passing, ou comment jongler à plusieurs. (www.multiloisirs.com)


chops

From the plural of chop (“jaw, side of a harbour”). The jazz slang sense “musical ability” is a reference to the use of the lips to blow instruments.

(juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.


vano

(castells) a set of pilars built simultaneously, for example at the end of an actuació


torre

Inherited from Old Catalan torre~torra, from Latin turrem, from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis).

(castells) a castell consisting of two castellers per level of the tronc


aleta

(castells) Hand signal given by the enxaneta upon reaching the top of the castell, signifying its completion


camisa

Inherited from Late Latin camisia (compare Occitan camisa or chamisa, French chemise, Spanish camisa), from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi.

(castells, informal) a casteller who has been formally accepted as a member of a colla


triplex

triplex (countable and uncountable, plural triplexes)

From Latin triplex. Analyzable as tri- + -plex.

(juggling) A throwing motion where three balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.


вольт

ru-noun+

вольт • (volʹt) m inan (genitive во́льта, nominative plural во́льты, genitive plural во́льтов)

volʹt (romanization)
во́льта (genitive)
во́льты (nominative plural)
во́льтов (genitive plural)
во́льт (nominative singular)
во́льты (nominative plural)
во́льта (genitive singular)
во́льтов (genitive plural)
во́льту (dative singular)
во́льтам (dative plural)
во́льт (accusative singular)
во́льты (accusative plural)
во́льтом (instrumental singular)
во́льтами (instrumental plural)
во́льте (prepositional singular)
во́льтах (plural prepositional)

(circus) circle (by riders in the circus stage)


canalla

assaig de canalla

special practice for the children of a colla

(castells) the child members of a colla, as a group


fontaine

Inherited from Middle French fontaine, from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from substantivation of the adjective Latin fontānus, from fons.


колесо

колесо́ • (kolesó) n inan (genitive колеса́, nominative plural колёса, genitive plural колёс, relational adjective колёсный, diminutive колёсико or колесцо́)

колесо́ (canonical)
kolesó (romanization)
колеса́ (genitive)
колёса (nominative plural)
колёс (genitive plural)
колёсный (adjective relational)
колёсико (diminutive)
колесцо́ (diminutive)
колесо́ (nominative singular)
колёса (nominative plural)
колеса́ (genitive singular)
колёс (genitive plural)
колесу́ (dative singular)
колёсам (dative plural)
колесо́ (accusative singular)
колёса (accusative plural)
колесо́м (instrumental singular)
колёсами (instrumental plural)
колесе́ (prepositional singular)
колёсах (plural prepositional)
колесо́ (dated nominative singular)
колёса (dated nominative plural)
колеса́ (dated genitive singular)
колёсъ (dated genitive plural)
колесу́ (dated dative singular)
колёсамъ (dated dative plural)
колесо́ (accusative dated singular)
колёса (accusative dated plural)
колесо́мъ (dated instrumental singular)
колёсами (dated instrumental plural)
колесѣ́ (dated prepositional singular)
колёсахъ (dated plural prepositional)

→ Kildin Sami: коалес (kåljes)

→ Skolt Sami: kååʹlez

→ Yakut: көлөһө (kölöhö)

Inherited from Old East Slavic колеса (kolesa), plural of коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo (oblique: *koles-), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlom (“circle”), *kʷékʷlos (“circle”) whence English wheel and cycle.


Manege

de-noun

Manege f (genitive Manege, plural Manegen)

Manege (genitive)
Manegen (plural)
Manege (nominative singular)
Manegen (definite nominative plural)
Manege (genitive singular)
Manegen (definite genitive plural)
Manege (dative singular)
Manegen (dative definite plural)
Manege (accusative singular)
Manegen (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from French manège, from Italian maneggio, from maneggiare.


Dompteur

Dompteur m (strong, genitive Dompteurs, plural Dompteure, feminine Dompteurin or Dompteuse)

Dompteurs (genitive)
Dompteure (plural)
Dompteurin (feminine)
Dompteuse (feminine)
Dompteur (nominative singular)
Dompteure (definite nominative plural)
Dompteurs (genitive singular)
Dompteure (definite genitive plural)
Dompteur (dative singular)
Dompteuren (dative definite plural)
Dompteur (accusative singular)
Dompteure (accusative definite plural)


tronc

(castells) the central vertical part of a castell directly atop the baixos, as opposed to the various levels of the pinya


anneau

Inherited from Middle French anneau, from Old French anel, from Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus (“ring”).
Cognates in regional French languages : Bourguignon chein, Catalan ca, Franco-Provençal anèu, Gallo anè, aniao, anot Norman anné, Occitan anèl, Picard èniau.
Cognates with Catalan anell, Corsican anellu, Galician anel, Italian anello, Portuguese anel, Romanian inel, Sicilian aneḍḍu, Spanish anillo.


segon

ca-noun

segon m (plural segons, feminine segona)

Inherited from Old Catalan segon, from Latin secundus.

(castells) a person in the second level of the tronc of a castell


Kaskade

de-noun

Kaskade f (genitive Kaskade, plural Kaskaden)

Kaskade (genitive)
Kaskaden (plural)
Kaskade (nominative singular)
Kaskaden (definite nominative plural)
Kaskade (genitive singular)
Kaskaden (definite genitive plural)
Kaskade (dative singular)
Kaskaden (dative definite plural)
Kaskade (accusative singular)
Kaskaden (accusative definite plural)

From earlier Cascade (17th century), from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *casicāre, from Latin cadō (“to fall”).

(acrobatics) a daredevil stunt (a sequential series of daring leaps and jumps performed by acrobats)


bat away

en-verb

bat away (third-person singular simple present bats away, present participle batting away, simple past and past participle batted away)

bats away (present singular third-person)
batting away (participle present)
batted away (participle past)
batted away (past)

(US, circus slang) To use any means to take the money of participants in a circus gaming attraction.


oversplit

(gymnastics, acrobatics) Any split in which the angle formed by the legs measures greater than 180 degrees. Can be done to the front with either or both legs elevated, or in a straddle split with one or both legs elevated, or with a standing leg lift

ylispagaatti

split in which the angle formed by the legs exceeds 180 degrees


kinker

[…] the high trapeze "kinkers" go through their "flying" act; but in a montage treatment of filming the children's trip to the circus, it could be used with striking effect as a comment on their imitation of the thrilling action.

1933, Amateur Movie Makers, volume 8, page 150:

"So, what's the vernacular then?" I say finally. ¶ "They're called kinkers," says Camel..."don't you go calling them 'kinkers' to their faces, neither." ¶ "What do I call them?" ¶ "Performers...There's them and there's us, and you're us," says Camel.

2006, Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, pages 36–37:

(circus, slang) A performer in a circus.


backcross

(juggling) Alternative form of back cross.


crossa

crosses (plural)
clossa (alternative Valencia)

Probably derived from Frankish *krukkju. Compare French crosse (“crozier”). Cognate with English crutch.

(castells) One of two castellers placed on either side of a baix with a shoulder under the baix's armpit, helping the baix to support the weight of the castell and not to move sideways


piroettare

it-verb

piroettàre (first-person singular present piroétto, first-person singular past historic piroettài, past participle piroettàto, auxiliary avére)

piroettàre (canonical)
piroétto (first-person present singular)
piroettài (first-person historic past singular)
piroettàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
piroettàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
piroettàndo (gerund)
piroettànte (participle present)
piroettàto (participle past)
piroétto (first-person indicative present singular)
piroétti (indicative present second-person singular)
piroétta (indicative present singular third-person)
piroettiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
piroettàte (indicative plural present second-person)
piroéttano (indicative plural present third-person)
piroettàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
piroettàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
piroettàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
piroettavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
piroettavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
piroettàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
piroettài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
piroettàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
piroettò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
piroettàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
piroettàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
piroettàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
piroetterò (first-person future indicative singular)
piroetterài (future indicative second-person singular)
piroetterà (future indicative singular third-person)
piroetterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
piroetteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
piroetterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
piroetterèi (conditional first-person singular)
piroetterésti (conditional second-person singular)
piroetterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
piroetterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
piroetterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
piroetteréste (conditional plural second-person)
piroetterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
piroetterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
piroétti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
piroétti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
piroétti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
piroettiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
piroettiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
piroéttino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
piroettàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
piroettàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
piroettàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
piroettàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
piroettàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
piroettàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
piroétta (imperative second-person singular)
piroétti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
piroettiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
piroettàte (imperative plural second-person)
piroéttino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
piroettàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
piroétti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
piroettiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
piroettàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
piroéttino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
piruettare (alternative archaic rare)
pirolettare (alternative)

(intransitive, dance, acrobatics) to pirouette [auxiliary avere]


understander

understanders (plural)
under-stander (alternative)
under stander (alternative)

He was a strongman and an understander for the acrobats.

(circus, acrobatics) One who physically supports a formation of acrobats, as a human pyramid.


quille

Inherited from Middle French quille, borrowed from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil (“pile, stake, peg, cone”).


cigar box

cigar boxes (plural)
cigar-box (alternative)

(juggling) A square box usually made of wood or plastic used as a juggling prop.


Mills Mess

the Mills Mess (canonical)
Mills' Mess (alternative)

From the surname of Steve Mills (the inventor of the pattern) + mess.

(juggling) A pattern that involves crossing and uncrossing the arms while juggling.


massue

Inherited from Old French massüe, maçüe, earlier maçug(u)e, from Vulgar Latin *matteūca, extended from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea whence masse, vulgarized from Latin mateola. Compare Romanian măciucă and Occitan maçuga.


agulla

Inherited from Late Latin acūcula, a diminutive of Latin acus (“needle, pin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

(castells) a casteller in the pinya who stands facing one of the baixos, holds the segon's knees, and passes messages between his or her segon and the other castellers in the pinya

Quatre de vuit amb l'agulla.

an eight-level castell with four people per level plus a central column

(castells) a column of one casteller per level which is constructed within the tronc in certain constructions and remains standing until the tronc has been dismantled


toss juggling

(juggling) A form of juggling that involves throwing props in the air and catching them, in contrast to contact juggling.

jonglerie de lancer

Form of juggling involving throwing and catching


reverse cascade

en-noun

reverse cascade (plural reverse cascades)

(juggling) A pattern performed with an odd number of props where each prop is caught by the opposite hand and thrown over the incoming prop, in contrast with the traditional cascade where the prop is thrown under.


half-shower

(juggling) A pattern which consists of throwing the objects thrown by one hand over the top of the objects thrown by the other hand. Each object is thrown to the opposite hand.


demi-douche

From English half-shower. demi- + douche.


Statue of Liberty

Famous tricks such as the Mills Mess, Burke's Barrage, and Rubenstein's Revenge are covered, along with fundamentals (Statue of Liberty, the Snake, the Machine, 4 4 1)[…]

1991, George Gillson, Beyond the Cascade:

(juggling) A pattern where the props are thrown from one hand to the other in a circular motion, with one hand raised significantly above the other.


manilles

(castells) a third level of the pinya, atop the folre


false shower

(juggling) A pattern in which all the props (usually balls) are thrown in the same direction like a shower, but with the hands crossing and uncrossing.


Burke's Barrage

(juggling) A pattern involving juggling three or more props whilst crossing and uncrossing one's arms.


Rubenstein's Revenge

Named by George Gillson after its inventor, Rick Rubenstein.

(juggling) A pattern involving juggling three or more props whilst crossing and uncrossing one's arms, similar to Mills Mess but with a more complicated exchange of the two middle props.


ass catch

(juggling) A catch made by bending over forward with one hand between one's legs and catching the prop behind one's buttocks.


stage ball

(juggling) A type of hollow juggling ball with a hard, shiny outer shell, designed to be more visible than beanbags.


body throw

(juggling) Any throw that is made around a part of the body, as opposed to in front of the head or chest.


body catch

(juggling) Any catch that is made around or behind a part of the body, as opposed to in front of the head or chest.


reverse chops

(juggling) A pattern involving carrying each object under the next object before throwing it to the opposite hand.


back cross

back crosses (plural)
back-cross (alternative)
backcross (alternative)

(juggling) A throw where the object is caught and then thrown from behind the back.


enxaneta

ca-noun

enxaneta m or f by sense (plural enxanetes)

[əɲ.ʃəˈnɛ.tə]

[əɲ.ʃəˈnə.tə]

Uncertain, 19th century. The following have been proposed:
# from Occitan *enjaneta, diminutive of Occitan engana (“arrow, steeple”);
# diminutive of genet (“rider”), since the enxaneta straddles the acotxador;
# variant of angelet (“little angel”), from the origins of castells in the figures built in the ball de valencians to represent various religious scenes, in this case the Assumption of Mary.

(castells) the person, typically a child, who forms the top of a castell


buida

(castells) in a castell with three or five castellers per level, the pilar to the left of the rengla


carregar

ca-verb

carregar (first-person singular present carrego, first-person singular preterite carreguí, past participle carregat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

carregar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
e (canonical)
carrego (first-person present singular)
carreguí (first-person preterite singular)
carregat (participle past)
carregar (infinitive)
carregant (gerund)
carregat (masculine participle past singular)
carregada (feminine participle past singular)
carregats (masculine participle past plural)
carregades (feminine participle past plural)
carrego (first-person indicative present singular)
carregues (indicative present second-person singular)
carrega (indicative present singular third-person)
carreguem (first-person indicative plural present)
carregueu (indicative plural present second-person)
carreguen (indicative plural present third-person)
carregava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
carregaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
carregava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
carregàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
carregàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
carregaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
carregaré (first-person future indicative singular)
carregaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
carregarà (future indicative singular third-person)
carregarem (first-person future indicative plural)
carregareu (future indicative plural second-person)
carregaran (future indicative plural third-person)
carreguí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
carregares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
carregà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
carregàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
carregàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
carregaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
carregaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
carregaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
carregaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
carregaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
carregaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
carregarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
carregui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
carreguis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
carregui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
carreguem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
carregueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
carreguin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
carregués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
carreguessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
carregués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
carreguéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
carreguéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
carreguessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
carrega (imperative second-person)
carregui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
carreguem (first-person imperative plural)
carregueu (imperative plural second-person)
carreguin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no carreguis (imperative negative second-person)
no carregui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no carreguem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no carregueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no carreguin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus (“a car, wagon”).

(castells) to completely construct a castell (speaking of a castell either before it has been dismantled, or when it has fallen rather than being successfully dismantled)


cordó

From corda (“string”) + -ó. Compare French cordon, Italian cordone.

(castells) each of the concentric circles formed by castellers in the pinya


baix

Inherited from Late Latin bassus. Compare Occitan baish.

(castells) a casteller at the base of each of the columns that make up the tronc, supporting one of the segons on his or her shoulders


Boston Mess

(juggling) A pattern which consists of throwing each prop straight up whilst crossing and uncrossing one's arms.


Mike's Mess

(juggling) A pattern, usually done with three balls, which consists of throwing and catching each prop under one's non-throwing arm.


pinya

(castells) the base of a castell, formed of tightly packed castellers who help to support the central trunk and provide safety in case of a collapse


descarregar

descarregar (first-person singular present descarrego, first-person singular preterite descarreguí, past participle descarregat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

descarregar (canonical)
root stress: (canonical)
e (canonical)
descarrego (first-person present singular)
descarreguí (first-person preterite singular)
descarregat (participle past)
descarregar (infinitive)
descarregant (gerund)
descarregat (masculine participle past singular)
descarregada (feminine participle past singular)
descarregats (masculine participle past plural)
descarregades (feminine participle past plural)
descarrego (first-person indicative present singular)
descarregues (indicative present second-person singular)
descarrega (indicative present singular third-person)
descarreguem (first-person indicative plural present)
descarregueu (indicative plural present second-person)
descarreguen (indicative plural present third-person)
descarregava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
descarregaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
descarregava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
descarregàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
descarregàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
descarregaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
descarregaré (first-person future indicative singular)
descarregaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
descarregarà (future indicative singular third-person)
descarregarem (first-person future indicative plural)
descarregareu (future indicative plural second-person)
descarregaran (future indicative plural third-person)
descarreguí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
descarregares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
descarregà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
descarregàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
descarregàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
descarregaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
descarregaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
descarregaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
descarregaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
descarregaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
descarregaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
descarregarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
descarregui (first-person present singular subjunctive)
descarreguis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
descarregui (present singular subjunctive third-person)
descarreguem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
descarregueu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
descarreguin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
descarregués (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
descarreguessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
descarregués (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
descarreguéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
descarreguéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
descarreguessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
descarrega (imperative second-person)
descarregui (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
descarreguem (first-person imperative plural)
descarregueu (imperative plural second-person)
descarreguin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no descarreguis (imperative negative second-person)
no descarregui (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no descarreguem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no descarregueu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no descarreguin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

Inherited from Late Latin discarricāre. By surface analysis, des- + carregar. First attested in the 14th century.

(castells) to completely build and then successfully dismantle (a castell) without its falling


German wheel

First is the German Wheel, two metal hoops six feet in circumference, joined at six points. Inside, gymnast Chris Lashua rolls, turns and spins through a series of gravity-defying somersaults and acrobatics.

1997 February, “Big Top For Your Head”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 36:

(circus arts) An apparatus made up of two large, usually steel rings joined together by a set of parallel steel bars.

roue allemande

An apparatus made of two large rings joined by a set of parallel bars.


terç

Inherited from Latin tertius (“third”), from trēs (“three”), from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

(castells) a casteller on the third level of the tronc


Russian bar

Russian bars (plural)
Russian barre (alternative)

(circus arts) A gymnastics-style beam held by two porters, used to do gymnastics-style tricks.


faixa

Inherited from Latin fascia (“strip, ribbon”). Compare Occitan faissa, Old French faisse, Aragonese faixa, and Spanish haza.

inh+

(castells) a long, broad, sturdy fabric belt used to support the back and to provide a handhold and foothold


wheel of death

(circus) A hollow wheel larger than a person, attached to and suspended from an axle, and inside of which an artist performs.

rueda de la muerte

large hollow wheel inside which an artist performs


diabolô

Borrowed from French diabolo, coined based on Latin diabolus (“devil”). Doublet of diabo and diabre.

(Brazil, juggling) diabolo (juggling apparatus)


каскад

ru-noun+

каска́д • (kaskád) m inan (genitive каска́да, nominative plural каска́ды, genitive plural каска́дов, relational adjective каска́дный)

каска́д (canonical)
kaskád (romanization)
каска́да (genitive)
каска́ды (nominative plural)
каска́дов (genitive plural)
каска́дный (adjective relational)
каска́д (nominative singular)
каска́ды (nominative plural)
каска́да (genitive singular)
каска́дов (genitive plural)
каска́ду (dative singular)
каска́дам (dative plural)
каска́д (accusative singular)
каска́ды (accusative plural)
каска́дом (instrumental singular)
каска́дами (instrumental plural)
каска́де (prepositional singular)
каска́дах (plural prepositional)


реприза

репри́за • (repríza) f inan (genitive репри́зы, nominative plural репри́зы, genitive plural репри́з)

репри́за (canonical)
repríza (romanization)
репри́зы (genitive)
репри́зы (nominative plural)
репри́з (genitive plural)
репри́за (nominative singular)
репри́зы (nominative plural)
репри́зы (genitive singular)
репри́з (genitive plural)
репри́зе (dative singular)
репри́зам (dative plural)
репри́зу (accusative singular)
репри́зы (accusative plural)
репри́зой (instrumental singular)
репри́зою (instrumental singular)
репри́зами (instrumental plural)
репри́зе (prepositional singular)
репри́зах (plural prepositional)


antipodista

pt-noun

antipodista m or f by sense (plural antipodistas)

(juggling) antipodist (one who juggles using his or her feet lying down)


enfaixar

ca-verb

enfaixar (first-person singular present enfaixo, first-person singular preterite enfaixí, past participle enfaixat)

enfaixo (first-person present singular)
enfaixí (first-person preterite singular)
enfaixat (participle past)
enfaixar (infinitive)
enfaixant (gerund)
enfaixat (masculine participle past singular)
enfaixada (feminine participle past singular)
enfaixats (masculine participle past plural)
enfaixades (feminine participle past plural)
enfaixo (first-person indicative present singular)
enfaixes (indicative present second-person singular)
enfaixa (indicative present singular third-person)
enfaixem (first-person indicative plural present)
enfaixeu (indicative plural present second-person)
enfaixen (indicative plural present third-person)
enfaixava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
enfaixaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
enfaixava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
enfaixàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
enfaixàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
enfaixaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
enfaixaré (first-person future indicative singular)
enfaixaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
enfaixarà (future indicative singular third-person)
enfaixarem (first-person future indicative plural)
enfaixareu (future indicative plural second-person)
enfaixaran (future indicative plural third-person)
enfaixí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
enfaixares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
enfaixà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
enfaixàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
enfaixàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
enfaixaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
enfaixaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
enfaixaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
enfaixaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
enfaixaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
enfaixaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
enfaixarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
enfaixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
enfaixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
enfaixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
enfaixem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
enfaixeu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
enfaixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
enfaixés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
enfaixessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
enfaixés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
enfaixéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
enfaixéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
enfaixessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
enfaixa (imperative second-person)
enfaixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
enfaixem (first-person imperative plural)
enfaixeu (imperative plural second-person)
enfaixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no enfaixis (imperative negative second-person)
no enfaixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no enfaixem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no enfaixeu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no enfaixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(castells, transitive) to help a casteller put on his or her faixa, or back-supporting sash


ylispagaatti

ylispagaatti (nominative singular)
ylispagaatit (nominative plural)
ylispagaatti (accusative nominative singular)
ylispagaatit (accusative nominative plural)
ylispagaatin (accusative genitive singular)
ylispagaatit (accusative genitive plural)
ylispagaatin (genitive singular)
ylispagaattien (genitive plural)
ylispagaattia (partitive singular)
ylispagaatteja (partitive plural)
ylispagaatissa (inessive singular)
ylispagaateissa (inessive plural)
ylispagaatista (elative singular)
ylispagaateista (elative plural)
ylispagaattiin (illative singular)
ylispagaatteihin (illative plural)
ylispagaatilla (adessive singular)
ylispagaateilla (adessive plural)
ylispagaatilta (ablative singular)
ylispagaateilta (ablative plural)
ylispagaatille (allative singular)
ylispagaateille (allative plural)
ylispagaattina (essive singular)
ylispagaatteina (essive plural)
ylispagaatiksi (singular translative)
ylispagaateiksi (plural translative)
ylispagaatitta (abessive singular)
ylispagaateitta (abessive plural)
ylispagaatein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
ylispagaattini (nominative singular)
ylispagaattini (nominative plural)
ylispagaattini (accusative nominative singular)
ylispagaattini (accusative nominative plural)
ylispagaattini (accusative genitive singular)
ylispagaattini (accusative genitive plural)
ylispagaattini (genitive singular)
ylispagaattieni (genitive plural)
ylispagaattiani (partitive singular)
ylispagaattejani (partitive plural)
ylispagaatissani (inessive singular)
ylispagaateissani (inessive plural)
ylispagaatistani (elative singular)
ylispagaateistani (elative plural)
ylispagaattiini (illative singular)
ylispagaatteihini (illative plural)
ylispagaatillani (adessive singular)
ylispagaateillani (adessive plural)
ylispagaatiltani (ablative singular)
ylispagaateiltani (ablative plural)
ylispagaatilleni (allative singular)
ylispagaateilleni (allative plural)
ylispagaattinani (essive singular)
ylispagaatteinani (essive plural)
ylispagaatikseni (singular translative)
ylispagaateikseni (plural translative)
ylispagaatittani (abessive singular)
ylispagaateittani (abessive plural)
ylispagaatteineni (comitative plural)
ylispagaattisi (nominative singular)
ylispagaattisi (nominative plural)
ylispagaattisi (accusative nominative singular)
ylispagaattisi (accusative nominative plural)
ylispagaattisi (accusative genitive singular)
ylispagaattisi (accusative genitive plural)
ylispagaattisi (genitive singular)
ylispagaattiesi (genitive plural)
ylispagaattiasi (partitive singular)
ylispagaattejasi (partitive plural)
ylispagaatissasi (inessive singular)
ylispagaateissasi (inessive plural)
ylispagaatistasi (elative singular)
ylispagaateistasi (elative plural)
ylispagaattiisi (illative singular)
ylispagaatteihisi (illative plural)
ylispagaatillasi (adessive singular)
ylispagaateillasi (adessive plural)
ylispagaatiltasi (ablative singular)
ylispagaateiltasi (ablative plural)
ylispagaatillesi (allative singular)
ylispagaateillesi (allative plural)
ylispagaattinasi (essive singular)
ylispagaatteinasi (essive plural)
ylispagaatiksesi (singular translative)
ylispagaateiksesi (plural translative)
ylispagaatittasi (abessive singular)
ylispagaateittasi (abessive plural)
ylispagaatteinesi (comitative plural)
ylispagaattimme (nominative singular)
ylispagaattimme (nominative plural)
ylispagaattimme (accusative nominative singular)
ylispagaattimme (accusative nominative plural)
ylispagaattimme (accusative genitive singular)
ylispagaattimme (accusative genitive plural)
ylispagaattimme (genitive singular)
ylispagaattiemme (genitive plural)
ylispagaattiamme (partitive singular)
ylispagaattejamme (partitive plural)
ylispagaatissamme (inessive singular)
ylispagaateissamme (inessive plural)
ylispagaatistamme (elative singular)
ylispagaateistamme (elative plural)
ylispagaattiimme (illative singular)
ylispagaatteihimme (illative plural)
ylispagaatillamme (adessive singular)
ylispagaateillamme (adessive plural)
ylispagaatiltamme (ablative singular)
ylispagaateiltamme (ablative plural)
ylispagaatillemme (allative singular)
ylispagaateillemme (allative plural)
ylispagaattinamme (essive singular)
ylispagaatteinamme (essive plural)
ylispagaatiksemme (singular translative)
ylispagaateiksemme (plural translative)
ylispagaatittamme (abessive singular)
ylispagaateittamme (abessive plural)
ylispagaatteinemme (comitative plural)
ylispagaattinne (nominative singular)
ylispagaattinne (nominative plural)
ylispagaattinne (accusative nominative singular)
ylispagaattinne (accusative nominative plural)
ylispagaattinne (accusative genitive singular)
ylispagaattinne (accusative genitive plural)
ylispagaattinne (genitive singular)
ylispagaattienne (genitive plural)
ylispagaattianne (partitive singular)
ylispagaattejanne (partitive plural)
ylispagaatissanne (inessive singular)
ylispagaateissanne (inessive plural)
ylispagaatistanne (elative singular)
ylispagaateistanne (elative plural)
ylispagaattiinne (illative singular)
ylispagaatteihinne (illative plural)
ylispagaatillanne (adessive singular)
ylispagaateillanne (adessive plural)
ylispagaatiltanne (ablative singular)
ylispagaateiltanne (ablative plural)
ylispagaatillenne (allative singular)
ylispagaateillenne (allative plural)
ylispagaattinanne (essive singular)
ylispagaatteinanne (essive plural)
ylispagaatiksenne (singular translative)
ylispagaateiksenne (plural translative)
ylispagaatittanne (abessive singular)
ylispagaateittanne (abessive plural)
ylispagaatteinenne (comitative plural)
ylispagaattinsa (nominative singular)
ylispagaattinsa (nominative plural)
ylispagaattinsa (accusative nominative singular)
ylispagaattinsa (accusative nominative plural)
ylispagaattinsa (accusative genitive singular)
ylispagaattinsa (accusative genitive plural)
ylispagaattinsa (genitive singular)
ylispagaattiensa (genitive plural)
ylispagaattiaan (partitive singular)
ylispagaattiansa (partitive singular)
ylispagaattejaan (partitive plural)
ylispagaattejansa (partitive plural)
ylispagaatissaan (inessive singular)
ylispagaatissansa (inessive singular)
ylispagaateissaan (inessive plural)
ylispagaateissansa (inessive plural)
ylispagaatistaan (elative singular)
ylispagaatistansa (elative singular)
ylispagaateistaan (elative plural)
ylispagaateistansa (elative plural)
ylispagaattiinsa (illative singular)
ylispagaatteihinsa (illative plural)
ylispagaatillaan (adessive singular)
ylispagaatillansa (adessive singular)
ylispagaateillaan (adessive plural)
ylispagaateillansa (adessive plural)
ylispagaatiltaan (ablative singular)
ylispagaatiltansa (ablative singular)
ylispagaateiltaan (ablative plural)
ylispagaateiltansa (ablative plural)
ylispagaatilleen (allative singular)
ylispagaatillensa (allative singular)
ylispagaateilleen (allative plural)
ylispagaateillensa (allative plural)
ylispagaattinaan (essive singular)
ylispagaattinansa (essive singular)
ylispagaatteinaan (essive plural)
ylispagaatteinansa (essive plural)
ylispagaatikseen (singular translative)
ylispagaatiksensa (singular translative)
ylispagaateikseen (plural translative)
ylispagaateiksensa (plural translative)
ylispagaatittaan (abessive singular)
ylispagaatittansa (abessive singular)
ylispagaateittaan (abessive plural)
ylispagaateittansa (abessive plural)
ylispagaatteineen (comitative plural)
ylispagaatteinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈyliˌs̠pɑ̝ɡɑ̝ːt̪ːi]

(gymnastics, acrobatics) oversplit (split in which the angle formed by the legs measures greater than 180 degrees)


assolir

assolir (first-person singular present assoleixo, first-person singular preterite assolí, past participle assolit)

assoleixo (first-person present singular)
assolí (first-person preterite singular)
assolit (participle past)
assolir (infinitive)
assolint (gerund)
assolit (masculine participle past singular)
assolida (feminine participle past singular)
assolits (masculine participle past plural)
assolides (feminine participle past plural)
assoleixo (first-person indicative present singular)
assoleixes (indicative present second-person singular)
assoleix (indicative present singular third-person)
assolim (first-person indicative plural present)
assoliu (indicative plural present second-person)
assoleixen (indicative plural present third-person)
assolia (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
assolies (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assolia (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assolíem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assolíeu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
assolien (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assoliré (first-person future indicative singular)
assoliràs (future indicative second-person singular)
assolirà (future indicative singular third-person)
assolirem (first-person future indicative plural)
assolireu (future indicative plural second-person)
assoliran (future indicative plural third-person)
assolí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
assolires (indicative preterite second-person singular)
assolí (indicative preterite singular third-person)
assolírem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
assolíreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
assoliren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
assoliria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
assoliries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
assoliria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
assoliríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
assoliríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
assolirien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
assoleixi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
assoleixis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
assoleixi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
assolim (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assoliu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
assoleixin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
assolís (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assolissis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assolís (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assolíssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assolíssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
assolissin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assoleix (imperative second-person)
assoleixi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
assolim (first-person imperative plural)
assoliu (imperative plural second-person)
assoleixin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no assoleixis (imperative negative second-person)
no assoleixi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no assolim (first-person imperative negative plural)
no assoliu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no assoleixin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(castells) to complete the construction of a castell, whether it is successfully dismantled (descarregat) or not (carregat)


actuació

(castells) the public accomplishment of a castell or castells, as opposed to an assaig


folre

Inherited from Old Catalan foure, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) either via Frankish *fōdr or Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr).

(castells) a second-level base built on top of the pinya


desmuntar

desmuntar (first-person singular present desmunto, first-person singular preterite desmuntí, past participle desmuntat)

desmunto (first-person present singular)
desmuntí (first-person preterite singular)
desmuntat (participle past)
desmuntar (infinitive)
desmuntant (gerund)
desmuntat (masculine participle past singular)
desmuntada (feminine participle past singular)
desmuntats (masculine participle past plural)
desmuntades (feminine participle past plural)
desmunto (first-person indicative present singular)
desmuntes (indicative present second-person singular)
desmunta (indicative present singular third-person)
desmuntem (first-person indicative plural present)
desmunteu (indicative plural present second-person)
desmunten (indicative plural present third-person)
desmuntava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
desmuntaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
desmuntava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
desmuntàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
desmuntàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
desmuntaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
desmuntaré (first-person future indicative singular)
desmuntaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
desmuntarà (future indicative singular third-person)
desmuntarem (first-person future indicative plural)
desmuntareu (future indicative plural second-person)
desmuntaran (future indicative plural third-person)
desmuntí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
desmuntares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
desmuntà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
desmuntàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
desmuntàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
desmuntaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
desmuntaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
desmuntaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
desmuntaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
desmuntaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
desmuntaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
desmuntarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
desmunti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
desmuntis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
desmunti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
desmuntem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
desmunteu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
desmuntin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
desmuntés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
desmuntessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
desmuntés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
desmuntéssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
desmuntéssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
desmuntessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
desmunta (imperative second-person)
desmunti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
desmuntem (first-person imperative plural)
desmunteu (imperative plural second-person)
desmuntin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no desmuntis (imperative negative second-person)
no desmunti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no desmuntem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no desmunteu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no desmuntin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive, castells) to successfully dismantle an incomplete castell without its falling


車技

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ kei̯²²/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ ki³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ kei̯²²/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ ki³⁵/


under-stander

under-standers (plural)
understander (alternative)

(circus) One who is at the base of a formation of acrobats in a performance, as of a human pyramid.


xiquet

ca-noun

xiquet m (plural xiquets, feminine xiqueta)

(castells) a casteller in certain colles, particularly those in the town of Valls


rengle

(castells) each of the vertical columns of castellers that make up the tronc of a castell (syn. rengla, pilar)

(castells) the central column of a castell with three or five castellers per level, as opposed to the plena and the buida (syn. rengla)


fer pinya

ca-verb

fer pinya (first-person singular present faig pinya, first-person singular preterite fiu pinya, past participle fet pinya)

faig pinya (first-person present singular)
fiu pinya (first-person preterite singular)
fet pinya (participle past)

(castells) to huddle together to form the pinya, the base of a castell


acotxador

ca-noun

acotxador m (plural acotxadors, feminine acotxadora)

acotxadors (plural)
acotxadora (feminine)

(castells) the casteller in the pom de dalt who crouches on the shoulders of the dosos and is straddled by the enxaneta


acotxaneta

acotxaneta m or f by sense (plural acotxanetes)

(castells) a single casteller who surmounts the dosos and crowns the castell, in the place of both an acotxador and enxaneta


fer llenya

ca-verb

fer llenya (first-person singular present faig llenya, first-person singular preterite fiu llenya, past participle fet llenya)

faig llenya (first-person present singular)
fiu llenya (first-person preterite singular)
fet llenya (participle past)


pom de dalt

(castells) the cluster at the top of a castell making up its top three storeys, consisting of the dosos, acotxador, and enxaneta


ковёрный

ru-noun+

ковёрный • (kovjórnyj) m anim (genitive ковёрного, nominative plural ковёрные, genitive plural ковёрных)

kovjórnyj (romanization)
ковёрного (genitive)
ковёрные (nominative plural)
ковёрных (genitive plural)
ковёрный (nominative singular)
ковёрные (nominative plural)
ковёрного (genitive singular)
ковёрных (genitive plural)
ковёрному (dative singular)
ковёрным (dative plural)
ковёрного (accusative singular)
ковёрных (accusative plural)
ковёрным (instrumental singular)
ковёрными (instrumental plural)
ковёрном (prepositional singular)
ковёрных (plural prepositional)

(circus) entr'acte performer (typically, during a carpet change)


антре

bg-noun

антре́ • (antré) n

антре́ (canonical)
antré (romanization)
антре́ (indefinite singular)
антре́та (indefinite plural)
антре́то (definite singular)
антре́тата (definite plural)

(theater, circus) a short comical or satirical dialogue or pantomime displayed before the main event of a circus.


バク宙

[ba̠kɯ̟t͡ɕɨː]


dur a plaça

ca-verb

dur a plaça (first-person singular present duc a plaça, first-person singular preterite duguí a plaça, past participle dut a plaça)

duc a plaça (first-person present singular)
duguí a plaça (first-person preterite singular)
dut a plaça (participle past)

Els Minyons de Terrassa actuaran aquest diumenge, 19 de maig, a Sant Boi de Llobregat. La colla malva podria dur a plaça el primer 2 de 7 de la temporada.

2024 May 16, “Primer 2 de 7 dels Minyons de Terrassa aquesta temporada?”, in Diari de Terrassa:

The Minyons de Terrassa are performing this Sunday, May 19, in Sant Boi de Llobregat. The purple team could bring to the plaza the first 2 de 7 of the season.

(castells) to perform (a specific castell) in public, especially for the first time for that colla, for the season, etc.


center stick

(juggling) The baton in a devil sticks set.


kip up

en-verb

kip up (third-person singular simple present kips up, present participle kipping up, simple past and past participle kipped up)

kips up (present singular third-person)
kipping up (participle present)
kipped up (participle past)
kipped up (past)

(sports, acrobatics) To perform a kip-up manoeuvre.


headsit

The contortionist impressed the audience with a perfect headsit during her routine.

Achieving a headsit requires years of practice and extensive spinal flexibility.

One of the most common variations of chest stand headsit is where the performer has their legs locked out straight with their feet on the floor.

2024 December 19, “Chest stand headsit with straight legs and feet on floor”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

(acrobatics) An extreme backbend in which the top of the performer's head touches the buttocks; usually in a handstand or chest stand. Sometimes, a more extreme variation is done where the buttocks are positioned past the performer's head, while the lower back is on top of the head; this requires much more neck flexibility.