"headstand" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-headstand.ogg [US] Forms: headstands [plural]
Etymology: head + stand Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|stand}} head + stand Head templates: {{en-noun}} headstand (plural headstands)
  1. The act of standing on one's head. Translations (the act of standing on one's head): челна стойка (čelna stojka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 倒立 (dàolì) (Chinese Mandarin), peapealseis (Estonian), päälläseisonta (Finnish), poirier [masculine] (French), Kopfstand [masculine] (German), fejenállás (Hungarian), стойка на голове (stojka na golove) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-headstand-en-noun-Mnq7kCk5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of "the act of standing on one's head": 64 36
  2. The position of standing on one's head. Translations (the position of standing on one's head): челна стойка (čelna stojka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 大头朝下 (Chinese Mandarin), tiritamm (Estonian), päälläseisonta (Finnish), poirier [masculine] (French), Kopfstand [masculine] (German), fejenállás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-headstand-en-noun-vgdQYgb0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of "the position of standing on one's head": 36 64

Inflected forms

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