backflip

/หˆbรฆk.flษชp/

IPA: /B AE1 K F L IH1 P/

noun
  1. 1

    An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.

    โ€œThe gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.โ€

  2. 2

    (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.

verb
  1. 1

    To perform a backflip (rotation of body)

  2. 2

    To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backflip