"cat-cow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cat-cows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cat-cow (plural cat-cows)
  1. (yoga) A stretching motion that incorporates the cat and cow asanas, in which a person arches their back first in one direction, and then the other. Categories (topical): Yoga
    Sense id: en-cat-cow-en-noun-It3Z19oe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20

Verb

Forms: cat-cows [present, singular, third-person], cat-cowing [participle, present], cat-cowed [participle, past], cat-cowed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cat-cow (third-person singular simple present cat-cows, present participle cat-cowing, simple past and past participle cat-cowed)
  1. (yoga) To engage in cat-cow stretching. Categories (topical): Yoga
    Sense id: en-cat-cow-en-verb-WVyI5eKd

Inflected forms

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