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gym

  • /d͡ʒɪm/

Sounds like Jim · Rhymes with -ɪm

noun gyms

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of gymnasium; especially, a school gymnasium. It was pouring rain, so the kids played kickball in the gym instead of on the field.
  2. abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of gymnastics, often as sense 4.
  3. especially A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1). Near-synonyms: health club, sports club

    Similar: fitness center, health club, sports club

  4. Physical education class (PE class). gym teacher

verb gyms · gyming · gymming · gymed · gymmed

  1. Australia, India, South Africa, intransitive 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.)

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Closest in meaning: gymnasium, gymnastic, exercise, workout, gymnastics, athlete, athletic, sports, sport, sporting, stadium, hall, chamber, room, clubhouse, coliseum

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noun sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise

Españolgimnasio
한국어체육관 cheyukgwan, 헬스장 helseujang
日本語体育館 taiikukan, ジム jimu
中文體育館 /体育馆 tǐyùguǎn, 健身房 jiànshēnfáng
हिन्दीव्यायामशाला vyāyāmśālā, जिम jim, जिमख़ाना jimxānā
Portuguêsginásio, academia
Françaissalle de gymnastique, gym, gymnase, salle de sport, salle de muscu, salle
DeutschFitnessstudio, Gym, Turnhalle, Gymnastikraum
Italianopalestra
Ελληνικάγυμναστήριο gymnastírio
Românăsală de gimnastică
Русскийгимнасти́ческий зал gimnastíčeskij zal, спортза́л sportzál, джим džim, тренажёрный зал trenažórnyj zal, кача́лка kačálka
Tiếng Việtphòng thể dục, phòng tập thể dục, phòng thi đấu
العربيةصَالَة رِيَاضِيَّة ṣāla riyāḍiyya
עבריתחֲדַר כֹּשֶׁר ẖadár kósher, מְכוֹן כֹּשֶׁר machón kósher

noun physical education class

DeutschSportunterricht
Русскийфизра́ fizrá

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@misc{gym_2026,
  title = {gym},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gym},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}