full gainer Meaning of "full gainer"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board

Usage(s):

  • But most agreed with NBC Correspondent Roger Mudd, who expressed relief that reporters would no longer spring "from the half crouch exploding into a full gainer with shout" to get .
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languish
/ˈlæŋɡ wɪʃ /