# backbend

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.

## Etymology
From back + bend.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backbend