noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈhændˌstænd/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 N D S T AE2 N D
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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
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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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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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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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