frontbend
Pronunciations
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/ˈfrʌntbɛnd/
Noun
Any pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended.
- Examples
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Finish in kneel on right, left leg pointed front; sit back on right heel, frontbend—arms downward to low rear.
Verb
To perfrom a frontbend.
- Related words
- Examples
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They had extraordinary frontbending and backbending skills and could tuck their feet under their chins and waggle them – in triplicate!
The practice of contortion can be divided into three categories: backbending, frontbending and dislocation.
Word forms
frontbendsfrontbendsfrontbendingfrontbendedfrontbended