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neckspring en · NOUN

From neck + spring.

A move in which the gymnast starts by lying on his or her back, moves as if into a backwards roll, but then whips the legs upward and forward while pushing off to land on the feet.
- The candlestick and bridge are prerequisite to the nexspring. 1968, James A. Baley, An illustrated guide to tumbling, page 72:
- For example, a gymnast could tuck toward the end of a neckspring and thereby increase angular velocity. 1999, H.C. Dubey, Dph Sports Series-Gymnastics, →ISBN, page 3:
- Before attempting the neckspring vault from the side horse, the performer should first master the neckspring and headspring from the floor or a rolled mat. 1968, Frank F. Musker, Donald Rex Casady, Leslie William Irwin, A guide to gymnastics, page 160:
- Continue without pause into a neckspring and, from the landing face-roll to hand-stand - pike again - and neckspring to stand. 1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 134:

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
necksprings	Number=Plur		lexicographic

From neck + spring.

To perform a neckspring.
- Reach quickly forward to touch toes with finger-tips and then perform an immediate backward-roll on to shoulders and hands bringing the straight legs overhead to a pike-position. A slight pause - then neckspring. 1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 133:
- Continue without pause into a neckspring and, from the landing face-roll to hand-stand - pike again - and neckspring to stand. 1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 134:

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neckspringing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
necksprings	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
neckspringed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
neckspringed	Tense=Past	lexicographic