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# gymnastics

«gymnastics» in Mova's school dictionary: **a sport of exercises that show strength, balance and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (gymnastics — takes a singular verb for the sport); adjective gymnastic

### meaning for a pupil

1) Gymnastics is a sport of exercises that show strength, balance and flexibility, like rolls, cartwheels, handstands and moves on bars and beams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#m1)

2) Gymnastics can mean very clever or difficult thinking or moves: «mental gymnastics». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PE lessons gymnastics includes rolls, balances, jumps and sequences on mats and apparatus; you warm up first and use mats for safety. In the Olympics, gymnasts compete on the floor, vault, bars, beam, rings and pommel horse, and judges give scores. Phrases: «do gymnastics», «gymnastics club», «artistic gymnastics», «rhythmic gymnastics», «mental gymnastics».

### examples

- She goes to gymnastics every Tuesday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x1)
- Gymnastics is my favourite part of PE. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x2)
- We did a gymnastics sequence with a roll and a balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x3)
- Gymnastics needs strength and flexibility. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x4)
- The gymnastics team won a gold medal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x5)
- Rhythmic gymnastics uses ribbons, hoops and balls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x6)
- Always use a mat when you practise gymnastics. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x7)
- Solving that puzzle took some mental gymnastics. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/#x8)

### note

Though it ends in -s, «gymnastics» as a sport takes a singular verb: «Gymnastics is fun.» A person who does it is a «gymnast». Short form: «gym» (also the room). Spelling: g-y-m-n-a-s-t-i-c-s (y, not i).

### In the corpora

- [Gymnastics needs a warm-up, mats and a coach who teaches the moves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gymnastics» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gymnastics/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.