Definition of gym
1 : gymnasium
3 : a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (such as a swing, seesaw, and rings)
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Examples of gym in a Sentence
He works out at the gym.
Students are required to take gym.
Recent Examples of gym from the Web
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The main workout entails two and half hours of more swimming, three hours of sailing, and then a full CrossFit workout back on land at the gym.
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In the 1976 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Carrie, the title character murders her classmates after being bullied in an after-gym shower.
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The investigation found that Chancellor Nicholas Dirks used university resources for part of a gym membership, personal training sessions and an elliptical machine.
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From age 12 through high school, Bowman would play basketball all day at a 24-hour gym, sometimes going from 8 a.m. until midnight.
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The man spoke with the gym teacher and then approached the boy, taking him by the neck into the hallway, according to the lawsuit.
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Many of the amenities, including a gym lounge and a chef’s kitchen for catered parties and dinners, will occupy the top floors, facing a new park and the East River.
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Recently, Rowe said, Quality of Life has begun a wellness program aimed at getting seniors out of their homes to get instruction on basic health care needs - exercise, nutrition, even gym work.
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It’s also a managing-expectations business, especially when the gym falls silent.
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Circa 1871
First Known Use of gym
circa 1871
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playDefinition of gym for English Language Learners
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: sports and exercise taught as a subject in school
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