Added 9 October 2026
gym
/d͡ʒɪm/ symbol
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noun
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Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium.
It was pouring rain, so the kids played kickball in the gym instead of on the field.
- Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4.
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A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).
hit the gym
verb
- To go to the gym.