noun, verb
noun a movement in which sb turns over completely, with their feet over their head, on the ground or in the air:
to do / turn a somersault * He turned back somersaults. * (figurative) Her heart did a complete somersault when she saw him.
verb [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to turn over completely in the air:
The car hit the kerb and somersaulted into the air.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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