A gymnastic move in which a person springs from lying on their back to a standing position in one quick motion.
A gymnastic trick where you go from lying on your back to standing up in one fast jump.
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To perform a gymnastic movement in which one springs from lying on the back to a standing position in a single swift motion.
"After landing on his back from the throw, the wrestler kiped up immediately to show he wasn't hurt."
To kip (a gymnastics term for a springing movement) upward.
A gymnastic trick where you go from lying on your back to standing up in one fast jump.
Highly specific term from gymnastics, martial arts, and breakdancing. Also called a 'kip-up' (noun). Rarely used outside these physical disciplines. The verb use ('to kip up') is less common than the noun form.
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