salto

Definitions of salto
  1. noun
    (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
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    types:
    lunchpakket
    (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
    type of:
    gooi, worp
    the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
  2. noun
    an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
    synonyms: duikeling, koprol
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    type of:
    dodensprong, salto mortale
    an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
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