Definition of "handstand" [handstand]

• The act of balancing on the hands with one's feet in the air. (noun)

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• "Then a kind of handstand where you fling your legs up in the air."
• "A giant red lobster doing a handstand is a great metaphor for the artist's erect … interest in Dalí. ""
• "For his next trick, the onetime Michigan cheerleader will grip one friend by the shoulders and hoist himself into an arm-to-arm handstand."