Hecht: Meaning and Definition of

Hecht

1. 1894–1964, U.S. novelist and dramatist.

Hecht

1. Also calleda dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
2. a vault over a long horse with the legs and body straight.