Dictionary

backflip en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbæk.flɪp/

Etymology

From back- + flip.

Meanings

1. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
   • The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.
2. (broadly) A total reversal in policy or opinion.
   • Near-synonyms: backtrack, backpedaling
   • PM predicts water recycling backflips Courier Mail, 29 Jan 2007

Forms

Coordinates

frontflip · backbend · somersault

Deriveds

360 backflip

Hypernyms

flip · move · movement

Relateds

frontflip

Synonyms

backpedaling · flip-flop · backtrack · volte-face · U-turn

Translations (47)

fr revirement (total reversal in policy or opinion) · pt salto mortal (an act of rotating one's body) · nl backflip (an act of rotating one's body) · es voltereta hacia atrás (an act of rotating one's body) · cmn 後空翻 /后空翻 (an act of rotating one's body) · ro cotitură (total reversal in policy or opinion) · bg пълен обрат (total reversal in policy or opinion) · nl achterwaartse salto (an act of rotating one's body) · fi taaksepäinvoltti (an act of rotating one's body) · ja バク転 (an act of rotating one's body) · fi takinkääntö (total reversal in policy or opinion) · eo mortosalto (an act of rotating one's body) · fr volte-face (total reversal in policy or opinion) · de Backflip (an act of rotating one's body) · mk о́братно са́лто (an act of rotating one's body) · es backflip (an act of rotating one's body) · tr ters takla (an act of rotating one's body) · hu hátraszaltó (an act of rotating one's body) · it salto mortale all'indietro (an act of rotating one's body) · de Überschlag rückwärts (an act of rotating one's body) · sv u-sväng (total reversal in policy or opinion) · cmn 徹底改變立場 /彻底改变立场 (total reversal in policy or opinion) · fi lehmänkäännös (total reversal in policy or opinion) · mk са́лто на́назад (an act of rotating one's body) · de 180°-Wende (total reversal in policy or opinion) · ru са́льто n наза́д (an act of rotating one's body) · th ตีลังกากลับหลัง (an act of rotating one's body) · vi lộn ngược (an act of rotating one's body) · sh salta (an act of rotating one's body) · bg задно салто (an act of rotating one's body) · de Rückwärtssalto (an act of rotating one's body) · tr geriye takla (an act of rotating one's body) · mk це́лосен пре́сврт (total reversal in policy or opinion) · fr salto arrière (an act of rotating one's body) · eo transkapiĝa salto (an act of rotating one's body) · nl ommezwaai (total reversal in policy or opinion) · de Umkehr (total reversal in policy or opinion) · de Salto rückwärts (an act of rotating one's body) · de Salto rückwärts (total reversal in policy or opinion) · pl salto w tył (an act of rotating one's body) · sv bakåtvolt (an act of rotating one's body) · ro salt înapoi (an act of rotating one's body) · it voltafaccia (total reversal in policy or opinion) · nl koersverandering (total reversal in policy or opinion) · tr geri takla (an act of rotating one's body) · ru разворот (total reversal in policy or opinion) · de Kehrtwende (total reversal in policy or opinion)

backflip en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈbæk.flɪp/

Etymology

From back- + flip.

Meanings

1. To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
   • On the July day that she put out a music video featuring Taylor Lautner, an ex-boyfriend, the actor backflipped across the stage in Kansas City, Mo., and paid Swift effusive tribute — “not just for the singer you are,” Lautner said, “but for the human you are.” 2023 August 5, Ben Sisario, “How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Conquered the World”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2023:
2. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
   • Near-synonyms: backtrack, backpedal, walk back

Forms

Coordinates

backbend · frontflip · dial back · ease off · somersault

Deriveds

backflipper

Hypernyms

flip · move

Synonyms

flip-flop · backtrack · U-turn · backpedal · walk back

Translations (8)

pt voltar atrás (to completely reverse a policy or opinion) · fi tehdä voltti taaksepäin (to perform a backflip) · pt mudar de opinião (to completely reverse a policy or opinion) · cmn 翻後空翻 /翻后空翻 (to perform a backflip) · cmn 徹底改變立場 /彻底改变立场 (to completely reverse a policy or opinion) · nl omzwaaien (to completely reverse a policy or opinion) · fi tehdä täyskäännös (to completely reverse a policy or opinion) · nl backflippen (to perform a backflip)