acrobat
/ˈækrəbæt/noun
उच्चारण ऐक्रबैट
कलाबाज़, नट
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
an entertainer who performs difficult acts such as balancing on high ropes, especially at a circus
कलाबाज़, नट
- The acrobats walked a tightrope high above the crowd.
- The acrobat balanced on one foot on a thin rope while the crowd held its breath.
- The young acrobat flipped through the air and landed gracefully.
+ 2 more examples
- A troupe of acrobats performed at the village fair.
- The acrobat practised for hours every day to perfect his act.
Synonyms tumbler gymnast tightrope walker contortionist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
an acrobat (countable noun)
Acrobat begins with a vowel sound, so it takes an, and the plural is acrobats.
'Acrobat' स्वर ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए 'an' लगता है, और बहुवचन 'acrobats' है।
- An acrobat walked on a thin rope above the crowd.
- The acrobats of the circus came from Kerala.
acrobat + at / in + place
Use in for a group and at for a place of work.
समूह के लिए 'in' और कार्यस्थल के लिए 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He is an acrobat in a travelling circus.
acrobatic (adjective) / acrobatics (noun)
Acrobatic describes skills like those of an acrobat, and acrobatics is an uncountable noun taking a singular verb.
'Acrobatic' acrobat जैसे कौशल का वर्णन करता है, और 'acrobatics' uncountable noun है जो singular verb लेता है।
- The goalkeeper made an acrobatic save.
- Acrobatics needs years of training.
figurative use
An acrobat can mean a person skilled at balancing difficult things, as in a political acrobat.
'Acrobat' कठिन चीज़ों में संतुलन साधने में कुशल व्यक्ति के लिए भी आता है, जैसे political acrobat।
- The minister is a political acrobat who changes sides quickly.
+Collocations 4
adjective + acrobat
skilledyoungcircusstreetfearless
- A fearless acrobat jumped through a ring of fire.
acrobat + verb
performbalancesomersaultleaptumble
- The acrobat somersaulted over the rope.
acrobatic + noun
displayfeatskillstuntdive
- The crowd clapped at the acrobatic display.
acrobat + preposition
acrobat on the ropeacrobat in the circusacrobat at the fairacrobat from Kerala
- An acrobat at the village fair delighted the children.
“More examples 5
- The little girl wants to become an acrobat.
छोटी लड़की acrobat बनना चाहती है।
- The acrobats performed on high wires in the Diwali mela.
acrobats ने दीवाली मेले में ऊँचे तारों पर करतब दिखाए।
- The cricketer made an acrobatic catch near the boundary.
क्रिकेटर ने सीमा रेखा के पास कलाबाज़ी वाला कैच लिया।
- Acrobatics is taught in some Indian circus schools.
कुछ भारतीय सर्कस विद्यालयों में कलाबाज़ी सिखाई जाती है।
- The old acrobat still bends his body like a young boy.
वृद्ध acrobat आज भी युवक की तरह अपना शरीर मोड़ लेता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a acrobat in the circus.
✓ He is an acrobat in the circus.
Before a vowel sound, an is used instead of a.
स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'a' की जगह 'an' लगता है।
✗ The acrobat did very danger tricks.
✓ The acrobat did very dangerous tricks.
Danger is a noun; before a noun the adjective dangerous is needed.
'Danger' noun है; noun से पहले adjective 'dangerous' चाहिए।
✗ The performance of the acrobats were thrilling.
✓ The performance of the acrobats was thrilling.
The subject is performance, which is singular, so the verb is was.
Subject 'performance' singular है, इसलिए verb 'was' आती है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
tumbler gymnast tightrope walker contortionist
AaSpelling
ac·ro·bat
With one c and -bat (not 'accrobat' or 'acrobate').
एक c और अंत में -bat ('accrobat' या 'acrobate' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek for 'walking on tiptoe'.
Greek में 'पंजों के बल चलना' से।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: one who performs gymnastic feats is an acrobat; one who walks on a rope is a tightrope walker; one who can bend his body into strange shapes is a contortionist; one who throws and catches objects is a juggler.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: शारीरिक करतब दिखाने वाला acrobat; रस्सी पर चलने वाला tightrope walker; शरीर को अजीब आकारों में मोड़ने वाला contortionist; चीज़ें उछालकर पकड़ने वाला juggler।