gym‧nas‧tics /dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/
noun [uncountable]1. a sport involving physical exercises and movements that need skill, strength, and control, and that are often performed in competitions:
a gymnastics display We don’t do gymnastics at school.2. mental/intellectual/moral gymnastics very clever thinking
3. verbal/linguistic gymnastics using words in a very clever way
—gymnastic adjective:
The girls went through their gymnastic routine. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲