gym

[jim]

noun

1. a gymnasium.

2. Informal.,  physical education.

gym

/ dʒɪm /

noun

1. short for gymnasium gymnastics gymnastic

Word History and Origins

Origin of gym¹

First recorded in 1870–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

"If I'd have ballooned up in weight and I'd not been in the gym just ticking over, then I wouldn't have been able to take the fight and I wouldn't be in this position today."

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When the 45-year-old isn't working with the National Health Service supporting people with diabetes, or studying for his postgraduate degree, you'll likely find him lifting weights at his local gym in Coventry.

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She wakes up at 05:00 every day to go to the gym and struggles to get out of bed when it's dark outside.

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The rest of the “tiny” people in the St. Francis High gym are gawking in awe at his 7-9 wingspan.

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When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is spotted working out, it’s not his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda that gets the gym talking.

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Related Words

• act 
• action 
• activity 
• drill 
• examination 
• lesson 
• movement 
• operation 
• performance 
• problem 
• study 
• task 
• test 
• training 
• workout