Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A position, as in gymnastics or yoga, in which one supports oneself vertically on one's head with the hands braced for support on the floor or on a mat.
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- noun The act of standing on one's head.
- noun The position of standing on one's head.
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- noun an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands)
Etymologies
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Examples
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This pose is better known as a headstand, and is referred to as "the king of all poses."
Nina Vir: Turning Upside Down Nina Vir 2012
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This pose is better known as a headstand, and is referred to as "the king of all poses."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Nina Vir 2012
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This pose is better known as a headstand, and is referred to as "the king of all poses."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Nina Vir 2012
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When she taught one youngster to do a headstand during a yoga class, he was so excited that he told her, 'Miss, now I want to teach you something.'
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Jailhouse Thespian Nancy Ruhling 2011
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“Christopher is in India, perfecting his headstand,” Cal said, looking oddly embarrassed.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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I turn an underwater somersault, two, three; I do an underwater headstand, toes pointed perfectly up.
In the water 2009
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The stool “headstand” is based upon the principal of a skipjack and offers dynamic seating.
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When she taught one youngster to do a headstand during a yoga class, he was so excited that he told her, 'Miss, now I want to teach you something.'
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Jailhouse Thespian Nancy Ruhling 2011
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Yoga teacher Patricia Sullivan shares a cautionary tale about an injury she sustained practicing "the king of the asanas [poses]": headstand.
Documentary hails children with disabilities; article discusses yoga injury Post 2010
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Yoga teacher Patricia Sullivan shares a cautionary tale about an injury she sustained practicing "the king of the asanas [poses]": headstand.
Documentary hails children with disabilities; article discusses yoga injury Post 2010
bilby commented on the word headstand
In Edinburgh. On Princes Street by the look of it.
April 13, 2009