acrobat
noun (an acrobat, acrobats)
Everyday
An acrobat is a performer who does difficult and exciting movements like flips, balancing and jumps, especially in a circus. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life and stories it is about circus performers, gymnasts and very agile animals. Phrases: circus acrobat, trapeze acrobat, a natural acrobat.
Examples
- The acrobat did a backflip on the tightrope. tree →
- Chinese acrobats can balance on each other's shoulders. tree →
- Monkeys are acrobats of the forest. tree →
- She wants to be an acrobat when she grows up. tree →
- The acrobats flew from one trapeze to another. tree →
- Our cat is a real acrobat on the fence. tree →
Note
Countable: an acrobat. Adjective: acrobatic; noun for the skill: acrobatics. Safety: practise flips only with a trained coach and mats.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «acrobat» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «acrobat» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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