gym

American  

[jim] / dʒɪm /

noun

1. a gymnasium.

2. Informal. physical education.

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gym British  

/ dʒɪm /

noun

1. short for gymnasium gymnastics gymnastic

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Etymology

Origin of gym

First recorded in 1870–75; by shortening

Example Sentences

“The weather is perfect, not too cold at night. Dancing in a gym just isn’t the same. The drums echo differently. It messes up my rhythm.”

From Literature

There is also a home theater, a wet bar, a game room, a gym, a massage room, and a beautifully decorated office with a fireplace.

From MarketWatch

The pair spent the next few years designing and building a roughly 13,500-square-foot house with a gym, pool, putting green and bowling alley.

From The Wall Street Journal

Claude also calculated the maximum number of reps she should be doing in the gym and suggested other exercises, which she shared with her trainer.

From The Wall Street Journal

But George told AFP it is "unlikely" the gym shooting was perpetrated by Iranian government agents.

From Barron's

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