GYMNASTIC EXERCISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gymnastic exercise mean? 

• GYMNASTIC EXERCISE (noun)
  The noun GYMNASTIC EXERCISE has 2 senses:

1. (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)

2. a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility

  Familiarity information: GYMNASTIC EXERCISE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYMNASTIC EXERCISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gymnastic exercise" is a kind of...):

exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)

Domain category:

gymnastic exercise; gymnastics (a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gymnastic exercise"):

crucifix (a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally)

dip (a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms)

double leg circle (a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels)

grand circle (a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended)

handstand (the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position)

hang (a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms)

kip; upstart (a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright)

long fly (a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse)

scissors (a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move)

straddle (a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

gymnastic exercise; gymnastics

Hypernyms ("gymnastic exercise" is a kind of...):

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Domain member category:

gymnastic exercise ((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))

exerciser; gymnastic apparatus (sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises)

chin; chin up (raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gymnastic exercise"):

acrobatics; tumbling (the gymnastic moves of an acrobat)