gymnastics

[ jim-nas-tiks ]

/ dʒɪmˈnæs tɪks /

(used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises.

(used with a singular verb) the practice art, or competitive sport of gymnastic exercises.

(used with a plural verb) mental feats or other exercises of skill: Verbal gymnastics.

Origin of gymnastics

First recorded in 1645–55; see origin at gymnastic, -ics

It was that spectacular and it went on for an hour or two… a mass display of gymnastics and dancing and tumbling.

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However, its only teams to win gold were in gymnastics and fencing, both intensely solo sports.

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But by the end of high school, Sara, who once excelled in academics, gymnastics, and volleyball, had changed.

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He took Hannah to gymnastics practice and Ethan to football tryouts, wrote the paper.

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To understand surf contests, think of a blend of March Madness and gymnastics.

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"After-school" conditions are quite as important as physical training and gymnastics at school.

Civics and Health |William H. Allen
The inhabitants of great cities have recourse to gymnastics as a substitute for the sports of the country.

The Intellectual Life |=Philip Gilbert Hamerton
To strengthen their muscles, the boys were also carefully trained in gymnastics.

The Story of the Greeks |H. A. Guerber
It was no slight effort of gymnastics to get up to the door, where I was received with many grotesque bows by an ancient porter.

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A compendium of gymnastics, it increases strength and activity, dexterity, and rapidity of movement.

The Life of Sir Richard Burton |Thomas Wright

gymnastics

/ (dʒɪmˈnæstɪks) /

(functioning as singular) practice or training in exercises that develop physical strength and agility or mental capacity

(functioning as plural) gymnastic exercises