Definition of "somersault"

somersault

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɒlt/

noun
plural somersaults
1. Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
verb
third-person singular simple present somersaults, present participle somersaulting, simple past and past participle somersaulted
1. To perform a somersault.