ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gym

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /d͡ʒɪm/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Gym is a noun meaning Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.

Meaning

Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4.
  2. Physical education class (PE class).
  3. (intransitive, India, Australia, South Africa) To go to the gym.
  4. (especially weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: health club, sports club
I'm off to the gym for my pilates class.
Gym is my favourite period in this school.
Pete, I want to work out. Where is the gym?

Word Forms

Synonyms for gym

Depending on context, synonyms include gymnasium.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gymnasium, gymnastic, exercise, workout, gymnastics, athlete.

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