gymnast

«gymnast» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who does gymnastics: a sport of jumps, flips… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a gymnast, gymnasts)

meaning for a pupil

A person who does gymnastics: a sport of jumps, flips, balances and swinging on bars, rings, beams and mats. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sport it names an athlete who is strong, bendy and well balanced. In the Olympics gymnasts perform on the beam, bars, vault, rings and floor. Related words: «gymnastics», «gym» (a hall for exercise).

examples

• My sister is a gymnast and trains three times a week. tree →
• The gymnast did a perfect cartwheel on the beam. tree →
• Gymnasts need strong arms and a good sense of balance. tree →
• The young gymnast won a gold medal. tree →
• Every gymnast warms up before training. tree →
• A coach stands near the gymnast to keep her safe. tree →

note

Countable: a gymnast, gymnasts. Spelling: «gym» begins with «gy», not «ji». The sport is «gymnastics» (always with -s, but used with a singular verb: «Gymnastics is fun»).

In the corpora

• That is why bike helmets have squashy foam, gymnasts land on mats and cars have airbags.
• Climbers and gymnasts put chalk on their hands because it soaks up sweat, and dry skin grips better than sweaty skin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gymnast» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.