Homonym: a word that has the same spelling and pronunciation but can have two different meanings. Just like in every sport, there are tons of everyday words that mean something totally different to an athlete. With the number of terms we have in cheerleading, we could fill up an entire dictionary -- with a whole section dedicated just to flyers!

Test your cheer knowledge and see if you know these seven words that mean something completely different to flyers.

1. Scale

A tool used for weighing everything from food to people.
OR
A body position in-between an arabesque and a scorpion/needle. (In a typical stunt sequence, a flyer will usually either pull a scorpion-to-scale, or a scale-to-arabesque.)

2. Pull Up

An exercise in which you hold onto a bar above your head and then pull your body up until your chin is above the bar. (Cue flashbacks of P.E.)
OR
What you have to remember do in the air in order to stay controlled in a stunt!

3. Basket

A container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.
OR
A high-flying skill that adds new heights to every routine. You either love them or hate them. There is no in between.

4. Needle

A very fine slender piece of metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing.
OR
The body position that is a step above a scorpion and requires a LOT of stretching.

5. Snap Crackle Pop

The beloved characters on the front of the Rice Krispies cereal box.
OR
The ending to ICE Lady Lightning's flawless stunt sequence that we've all attempted in our living rooms.

6. Double Down

The heart-clogging sandwich from KFC that uses chicken patties as sandwich buns
OR
The most common way to dismount from a level 5 or 6 stunt, usually from one leg.

7. Flying

To move in or pass through the air with wings, e.g. on a plane.
OR
Performing in the air with all eyes on you during stunt sequences, pyramids & baskets. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a cheerleader!