gym
//d͡ʒɪm//
Forms
- Plural
- gyms
- present (v1)
- gym
- past (v2)
- gymed
- past participle (v3)
- gymed
- present participle
- gyming
- 3rd person singular
- gyms
Definitions
1.Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.
- I'm off to the gym for my pilates class.
- Gym is my favourite period in this school.
- It was pouring rain, so the kids played kickball in the gym instead of on the field.
2.Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4.
- Mike works out in the gym two or three times a week.
3.A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).
- Pete, I want to work out. Where is the gym?
- Working out in commercial gyms, if anything, made my workouts worse instead of better.
- He's been hitting the gym a lot. He has a membership at a commercial gym and also a bit of a home gym.
4.Physical education class (PE class).
- They played basketball in gym last week.
- She has gym on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
- The gym teacher at our school makes us stretch before and after each class.
1.To go to the gym.
- So just like you go gymming for your body, go gymming with thoughts in order to have a healthier mind.
- 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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3820
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare