gym ‧ nas ‧ tics /dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . a sport involving physical exercises and movements that need skill, strength, and control, and that are often performed in competitions:
a gymnastics display
We don’t do gymnastics at school.
2 . mental/intellectual/moral gymnastics very clever thinking
3 . verbal/linguistic gymnastics using words in a very clever way
—gymnastic adjective :
The girls went through their gymnastic routine.