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backflip - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
intransitive verb To perform a backward somersault, especially in the air.
noun A backward somersault.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
noun by extension a total reversal in policy or opinion ; a volte-face , an U-turn .
verb To perform a backflip (rotation of body)
verb To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn .
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NASA has released a video of the Endeavour performing the "rendez pitch maneuver" which NASA dubs a "backflip " as it arrived at the ISS for the last time.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
The backflip is a win for Kids Free 2B Kids, which asked the ASB to revisit complaints about the bus ad.
NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010
The proposed delay is widely characterized as a "backflip " and has caused Mr. Rudd a lot of embarrassment this week.
Cap-and-Trade Backflip 2009
The reversal, or "backflip ," has caused Mr. Rudd much embarrassment.
Carbon Reality, Again 2009
Dave's gut did a kind of backflip in revulsion as the boy briefly dissolved into a cloud of smoke, then faded back in again.
Children Of The Night Lackey, Mercedes 1990
He offered two excuses: the need for more time to judge any global actions on climate change before Australia goes ahead itself; and the opposition's "backflip " in parliament.
The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2010
The opposition says it's back to "business as usual" for the hospital system after the latest Labor "backflip ".
Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010
What's with the obsession over Howard's "backflip " on the GST.
The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2010
It sought to highlight the "backflip " performed by Storm chairman Rob Moodie and his fellow non News-aligned directors, Petra Fawcett, Peter Maher and Gerry Ryan who are now suing the
Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010
Help function was turned off when we tested the app before its official launch, and there are some interface issues with the Explore window on the Motorola Backflip while in "backflip " mode.
The Download Blog: Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors 2010
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