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ACROBATIC STUNT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A stunt performed by an acrobat

Synonyms:

acrobatic feat; acrobatic stunt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("acrobatic stunt" is a kind of...):

stunt (a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acrobatic stunt"):

backbend (an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor)

back circle (a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head)

walkover (backbends combined with handstands)

cartwheel (acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel)

handspring (an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again)

headstand (an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands))

tumble (an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end)

split (extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back))

Holonyms ("acrobatic stunt" is a part of...):

acrobatics; tumbling (the gymnastic moves of an acrobat)

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