English Dictionary

HALF GAINER

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does half gainer mean? 

HALF GAINER (noun)
  The noun HALF GAINER has 1 sense:

1. a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving boardplay

  Familiarity information: HALF GAINER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HALF GAINER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("half gainer" is a kind of...):

dive; diving (a headlong plunge into water)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Hunger makes good kitchen." (English proverb)

"Whatever you sow, you reap." (Afghanistan proverb)

"Spring won't come with one flower." (Armenian proverb)

"A crazy father and mother make sensible children." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact