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# acrobat

noun (an acrobat, acrobats)

«acrobat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An acrobat is a performer who does difficult and exciting movements like flips, balancing and jumps, especially in a circus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/#x1)
- Chinese acrobats can balance on each other's shoulders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/#x2)
- Monkeys are acrobats of the forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/#x3)
- She wants to be an acrobat when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/#x4)
- The acrobats flew from one trapeze to another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/#x5)
- Our cat is a real acrobat on the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/#x6)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acrobat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«acrobat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/acrobat.html) on Mova free.