gym
- nounADJECTIVE▪ fully equipped, well-equipped (both esp. BrE)▪ high-school (esp. AmE), school▪ home (esp. AmE)▪ local▪ indoor▪ climbing, jungle (both AmE)VERB + GYM▪ join▪
I joined the local gym.
▪ go to, hit (esp. AmE)▪I hit the gym at 6.00 again this morning.
GYM + NOUN▪ session (esp. BrE), workout▪ membership▪ floor (esp. AmE)▪ locker▪ equipment▪ bag, clothes, shoes (= shoes for the gym), socks, shorts (all esp. AmE)▪ shoes (= light canvas shoes) (BrE)▪ class (esp. AmE)▪I played basketball in gym class.
▪ teacher (esp. AmE)▪a high-school gym teacher
▪ rat (AmE, slang)▪He's a bit of a gym rat (= spends all his time in the gym).
PREPOSITION▪ at the gym▪You can tell he works out at the gym.
▪ in the gym▪She spends all her time in the gym.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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gym — [dʒım] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: gymnasium] 1.) a special building or room that has equipment for doing physical exercise = ↑gymnasium at/in a gym ▪ I try and work out at the local gym once a week. ▪ I go to the gym as often as I can. 2.) [U]… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gym — [ dʒım ] noun * 1. ) count a large hall or room with special equipment for doing physical exercises: a dance class in the school gym a ) count a building or club where you go to do physical exercises, swim, and play sports: I try to go to the gym … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gym|ka|na — gym|kha|na or gym|ka|na «jihm KAH nuh», noun. 1. a sports contest, meet, or gathering. 2. a building or grounds for athletic contests. ╂[alteration (influenced by gymnastic) of Hindustani gend khāna racket court, ball house; khāna < Persian] … Useful english dictionary
Gym|na|si|um — «jihm NAY zee uhm», noun, plural si|ums or si|a. 1. a room or building fitted up for physical exercise or training and for indoor athletic sports. 2. a school for gymnastics. 3. a place where athletic exercises were practiced in ancient Greece. ╂ … Useful english dictionary
gym — short for GYMNASIUM (Cf. gymnasium), attested from 1871, U.S. student slang … Etymology dictionary
gym — ► NOUN informal 1) a gymnasium. 2) gymnastics … English terms dictionary
gym — [jim] n. Informal 1. short for GYMNASIUM ☆ 2. PHYSICAL EDUCATION … English World dictionary
