[U] physical exercises that develop and show the body's strength and ability to move and bend easily, often done as a sport in competitions:
a gymnastics competition * (figurative) mental / verbal gymnastics (= quick or clever thinking or use of words)
gymnastic adjective [onlybeforenoun]
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