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headspring

The correct spelling is headspring.

How to pronounce headspring

noun

Say it like: Hee-dsp-rin-g

The correct spelling is headspring. A fountainhead; a source.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A fountainhead; a source.
  2. 2.A basis or foundation.
  3. 3.A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
  4. 4.A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.

verb

  1. 1.To perform a headspring.

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