gymnastics

(-tiks)

noun

a sport combining tumbling and acrobatic feats, usually done with apparatus such as the parallel bars, the balance beam, etc.

Origin: < gymnastic

See gymnastics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. (used with a pl. verb) Physical exercises designed to develop and display strength, balance, and agility, especially those performed on or with specialized apparatus.
    b. (used with a sing. verb) The art or practice of such exercises.
  2. (used with a pl. verb)
    a. Complex intellectual or artistic exercises: mental gymnastics.
    b. Informal Feats of physical agility: had to go through gymnastics to cross the slippery walk.

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