backbend

== English == === Alternative forms === back bend, back-bend === Etymology === From back +‎ bend. === Noun === backbend (plural backbends) (gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === backbend (third-person singular simple present backbends, present participle backbending, simple past and past participle backbended or backbent) To perform such a move. ==== See also ==== backbend on Wikipedia.Wikipedia