gymnastic

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adjective

gym·nas·tic jim-ˈna-stik

: of or relating to gymnastics : athletic

gymnastically

jim-ˈna-sti-k(ə-)lē

adverb

gymnastic

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noun

gymnastics jim-ˈna-stiks

plural in form but singular in construction

: physical exercises designed to develop strength and coordination

: a competitive sport in which individuals perform optional and prescribed acrobatic feats mostly on special apparatus in order to demonstrate strength, balance, and body control

: an exercise in intellectual or artistic dexterity

my earlier philosophic study had been an intellectual gymnastic—

John Dewey

mental gymnastics

: a physical feat or contortion

the gymnastics necessary for the killer to have swung from the fire escape—

E. D. Radin

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Adjective

Following Biles’ birthday, the show flashes forward to the gymnastic Olympic trials in Minnesota and into the Paris games. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024 But new Netflix documentary, Simone Biles: Rising, goes beyond the feats that cemented her as a gymnastic legend. —

Susan Akyeampong, refinery29.com, 26 July 2024

Noun

Biles was honored once again this week, but for something that has nothing to do with gymnastics. —

Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Danny Ocean: Sigmund Freud said that music is to the soul what gymnastics is to the body. —

Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gymnastic