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handstand

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhændˌstænd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 N D S T AE2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of standing on one's hands, most often in an inverted way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The position of standing on one's hands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of headstand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: headstand

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To perform a handstand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gymnastic exercise

History

Etymology

From hand + stand.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: челна стойка (čelna stojka) — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Chinese Mandarin: 倒立 (dàolì) — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Czech: stojka — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Danish: håndstand — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Dutch: handstand — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Estonian: kätelseis — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Finnish: käsinseisonta — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Finnish: käsilläseisonta — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • French: équilibre — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • French: appui tendu renversé — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • German: Handstand — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Greek: κατακόρυφος (katakóryfos) — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Hungarian: kézenállás — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Italian: verticale — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Māori: porotēteke — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Polish: stanie na rękach — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Portuguese: pino — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Portuguese: parada de mão — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Portuguese: bananeira — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: (el) pino — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: hacer el pino — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: parada de manos — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: parado de manos — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: paro de mano — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: paro de manos — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: vertical — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: hacer la vertical — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: vertical de manos — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Spanish: pararse de manos — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Turkish: amut — a movement or position in which a person is upside down
  • Vietnamese: trồng cây chuối — a movement or position in which a person is upside down