the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics

To wind together (two or more threads, for example) so as to produce a single strand, To make (one's way) in a tortuous manner, To alter the normal aspect of; contort, noun_ A loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together, A complete rotation of the body around its vertical axis, as in diving and gymnastics, The state of being twisted into a spiral; torsional stress or strain