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gym

noun

  1. facility for sports and exercise
L14886 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. go to the gym
L1520072 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪm/

noun

  1. Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.

    It was pouring rain, so the kids played kickball in the gym instead of on the field.

    Gym is my favourite period in this school.

  2. Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4.
  3. A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

    Near-synonyms: health club, sports club

    hit the gym

  4. Physical education class (PE class).

    gym teacher

    gym class

verb

  1. To go to the gym.

    The only thing that can make you susceptible to this condition pre-marriage is crash dieting or mindless gymming and exercise.)

    I have tried everything from yoga to dancing to gymming, but I can't be consistent with anything. Actually, I'm okay without working out.