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acrobat
/ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/
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What does acrobat mean?
noun
- An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
verb
- To practise acrobatics.
- (figuratively) To move like an acrobat (with agility, balance, long leaps, etc.).
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IPA pronunciation
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The figure, one could see, had originally been an acrobat, but these ingenious Polar explorers had transformed it into this hideous shape.
To guide the body in trapeze work, every well-trained acrobat knows he must have a quiet mind, a clear head, and obedient muscles.
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The father, with the agility of an acrobat, seized a broken-nosed jug which stood on the chimney, and flung the water on the brands.
He put one hand on the counter, vaulted over as easily as an acrobat and towered above the priest, putting one tremendous hand upon his collar.
I take off my hat to the acrobat with his delicate, strong art, And the motley mirth of the chalk-faced clown drives all my care away.