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| cheerleading |
the activity of encouraging spectators to cheer for a sports team during a competitive event using special yells and chants in addition to performing strenuous athletic feats of tumbling and gymnastics to bolster spectators' enthusiasm. |
| chin |
in gymnastics, to pull (oneself) upward from a dangling position while grasping a horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar. [1/3 definitions] |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. [1/3 definitions] |
| field house |
a large building, usu. located at a college or university, suitable for indoor athletic activities, esp. track events, basketball, or gymnastics. [1/2 definitions] |
| gymnast |
one skilled in gymnastics. |
| gymnastic |
of or relating to gymnastics. |
| horse |
in gymnastics, a piece of equipment used for vaulting. [1/10 definitions] |
| springboard |
a flexible board secured at one end and used to give impetus to a jump in diving or gymnastics. [1/2 definitions] |
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