Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun somersault

1 sense of somersault

Sense 1
somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip -- (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)
       => tumble -- (an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb somersault

1 sense of somersault

Sense 1
somersault -- (do a somersault)
       => roll over -- (make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over")