headspring

English

noun
Definitions
  • A fountainhead; a source.
  • (figurative) A basis or foundation.
  • (gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, push pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
  • A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.

Etymology

Compound from English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast) + English spring.

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spring

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