acrobatics
/,ækrə'bætiks/
Definition
- Noun:
- The performance of acrobatic feats: The art or practice of performing gymnastic exercises requiring agility, balance, and coordination, often in a performance.
- Aerial stunts in an aircraft: The performance of stunts, such as rolls or loops, while flying an aircraft.
Examples
- Noun:
- The circus performer's acrobatics were breathtaking.
- Pilot training sometimes includes basic acrobatics.
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe mental or verbal agility:
- The lawyer's intellectual acrobatics during the cross-examination impressed the jury.
- Following the plot of that novel requires some literary acrobatics.
Variants and Related Words
- Acrobat (n): A person who performs acrobatics.
- The acrobat balanced perfectly on the high wire.
- Acrobatic (adj): Relating to or characteristic of an acrobat or acrobatics.
- Her acrobatic skills are exceptional.
Synonyms
- Gymnastics: Physical exercises developing or displaying agility and coordination.
- Stunts: Difficult or spectacular feats, especially for public entertainment.
Related Phrases
- Mental acrobatics: Complex or agile intellectual reasoning.
- Solving this puzzle is a feat of mental acrobatics.
- Verbal acrobatics: The skillful and agile use of language.
- The poet is known for his verbal acrobatics.
Noun
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the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
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the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
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