gymnastics

[jim-nas-tiks]

noun

1. (used with a plural verb),  gymnastic exercises.

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

3. (used with a plural verb),  mental feats or other exercises of skill.

   Verbal gymnastics.

gymnastics

/ dʒɪmˈnæstɪks /

noun

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

2. (functioning as plural) gymnastic exercises

Word History and Origins

Origin of gymnastics¹

First recorded in 1645–55; gymnastic, -ics

Example Sentences

"And I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she told the Guardian in 2013.

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Orwell had something to say in his famous essay about such verbal gymnastics.

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Elsewhere in the space, Boston Dynamics' hydraulic humanoid Atlas has captivated millions on YouTube with its gymnastics and dance routines.

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Glazer booked a $377-a-month after-school gymnastics class for one of her daughters that meets once a week six months in advance out of fear of getting waitlisted.

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During that span, the Tigers won two national titles in baseball and one each in football, women’s basketball and gymnastics.

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When To Use

What does gymnastics mean?

Gymnastics is a sport involving tests and demonstrations of balance, strength, and agility through physical exercises, many of which are performed using special equipment.Skills performed in gymnastics include rhythmic dance, feats of strength and balance, and highly athletic and artistic body movements, such as vaults, flips, twists, and other aerial maneuvers.The gymnastics events at the Summer Olympic Games are widely considered to feature the highest level of international competition. They consist of three separate competitions: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline gymnastics.The most well-known form of gymnastics is artistic gymnastics, and this is the sport that’s most often simply referred to as gymnastics. It includes several different competitive events, including floor exercise, vault, parallel bars, uneven bars, horizontal bar, balance beam, rings, and pommel horseRhythmic gymnastics involves dancelike movements while handling objects such as balls, hoops, and ribbons. Trampoline gymnastics involves performing acrobatics with the aid of a trampoline.Athletes who compete in the sport of gymnastics are called gymnasts.The word gymnastics is also sometimes used in a figurative way to refer to the exercise of skill in some (usually difficult) task or action, as in I bet that took quite a bit of mental gymnastics. Example: In the history of gymnastics, there has never been another gymnast quite like Simone Biles.