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

The updated code sets out how gyms, clubs and hospitals must judge certain spaces in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling in April.

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At the gym, participants performed leg presses and leg extensions, then returned to the lab to eat one of three test meals: a high-fat pork burger, a lean pork burger, or a carbohydrate drink.

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Nearby, workers with excavators dug out the site for a training pool near an unfinished fitness center and gym.

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The free fitness tracker and gym program are also disappearing.

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He has not been on a track in more than a year now, and does not miss squatting obscenely heavy amounts in the gym and endless hours indoors on static bikes.

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