I. (ˈ)tra|pēz sometimes trəˈp- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French trapèze, from New Latin trapezium
: a gymnastic or acrobatic apparatus consisting of a short horizontal bar suspended by two parallel ropes
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to perform or act on or as if on a trapeze
hedges intertwined with crimson flowers, among which … birds were trapezing — Malcolm Lowry
legal scholars trapezing around in cycles … without coming to rest on the floor of fact — F.S.Cohen