gym
/dʒɪm/
noun
- 1
A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.
- 2
Physical education class
verb
- 1
To go to the gym.
“On Wednesdays I hike; on Fridays I gym.”
noun
- 1
A large room or building for indoor sports.
- 2
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
- 3
A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
“Gymnastics was a significant part of the physical education curriculum.”
- 2
Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.
“His mental gymnastics are legendary.”
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