gymnastics /dʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/ noun [U]
► B1 physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment such as bars and ropes, intended to increase the body's strength and the ability to move and bend easily: » the US women's gymnastics team» FIGURATIVE Legal arguments require incredible mental/verbal gymnastics (= the ability to think/speak cleverly and quickly).Thesaurus+: ↑Gymnasticsgymnastic /-tɪk/ adjective [before noun]► B2» a gymnastic displayThesaurus+: ↑Gymnastics
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Extra Examples:» I quite liked gymnastics at school - doing handstands and cartwheels and jumps over the apparatus.» Did you watch the Olympic men's gymnastics? Their routines on the high rings and the parallel bars were amazing.- Verb Endings for hail
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