Definition of "headspring" in English

noun

1. A fountainhead; a source.

2. (figurative) A basis or foundation.

3. (gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.

4. A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.

verb

1. (gymnastics) To perform a headspring.