acrobat (person)

Acrobat /'ækrobæt/ noun a person, especially at a Circus or a Street performer who performs difficult or unusual physical acts, eg walking on the hands, balancing on a rope fixed high above the ground, Juggling balls or clubs or Blowing fire.

Acrobatic /'ækrobætik/ adjective involving or performing difficult or unusual movements: acrobatic feats/skills º an acrobatic dancer.

Acrobatics noun (a) [plural] acrobatic acts: perform/do acrobatics º Her acrobatics were greeted with loud applause. º (figurative) vocal/intellectual acrobatics. (b) [sing verb] the art of of performing these.

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