gymnastic
sometimes disapproving
the ability to think, speak, sing, etc. quickly and cleverly, especially while changing what you are thinking, saying, or singing many times:
verbal gymnasticsHis verbal gymnastics while trying to avoid answering the question were astonishing.
vocal gymnasticsWe all admired the singer's vocal gymnastics.
mental gymnasticsI'd like to handle my own financial affairs without having to do mental gymnastics.
Blanca hopes to earn a college scholarship through gymnastics.
I was so impressed with the men's gymnastics at the Olympics.
The school gymnastics team won its second national title.
Politicians resort to verbal gymnastics rather than take direct responsibility for anything.
Navigating the loopholes in the law required some linguistic gymnastics.
He had to employ some ethical gymnastics to defend his friend's behaviour.

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stand on your hands/headidiom
stick
stick the landingidiom
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trampoline
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uneven bars

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gymnastics | American Dictionary

gymnastics
noun[ U ]
us/dʒɪmˈnæs·tɪks/
physical exercises that increase the body’s strength, balance, and ability to move gracefully, often using special equipment, or the competitive sport of performing such exercises

Examples of gymnastics

gymnastics
These precede the core chapters that take the reader through the statistical gymnastics used to construct the twin peaks.
But, his determination to offer a reader-friendly text compounds the dilemma for 'outsiders' to the political and ideological gymnastics of the youth service(s).
We have, of course, lost the profession of remedial gymnastics, which merged with the main physiotherapy profession in the late 1970s.
For instance, in gymnastics, despite the high velocity reached, performing a somersault was found to rely primarily on visual information.
The previous text is also linked to the following two messages, describing injuries in cowboy polo and in gymnastics.
The girls also were given singing lessons and gymnastics three times a week and were encouraged to perform little plays.
Fencing, dancing, and gymnastics could improve the children's coordination.
The natural, well-trained body exhibited in new daring costumes and new social forms of group gymnastics under strong leadership became a popular idiom.
Furthermore, the tennis text is connected to the polo text and to the gymnastics text, as they all have in common injuries occurring while practicing sports.
Physical exercise and gymnastics were practiced.
Given that the school gym had been used as temporary accommodation for some visitor cases, the questionnaire also gathered information about participation in the class of gymnastics.
The gramophone could stand in lieu of the school orchestra at assemblies or the organ during religious observances, and provide the musical accompaniment for gymnastics and marches.
These gymnastics, however, usually take place before or after elections, but in this case the change of mind has been a very beneficent one.
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