Backfist
a karate punch with the back of a clenched hand.
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- Backflip
a backward somersault. a dive executed by somersaulting backward. Informal. a complete reversal in attitude or policy: Some committee members did sudden backflips, urging spending cuts instead of expanded programs. to perform a backflip: She backflipped off a bucking horse. Contemporary Examples Some calculating pol, realizing that his position had become unpopular or untenable, would […]
- Back float
a floating position on one’s back with arms extended out to the sides and face upward.