English

Noun

gym ‎(plural gyms)

1. Short for gymnasium.
2. (uncountable) short for gymnastics. (often as sense 4)
3. (weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.
   • 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii

     Working out in commercial gyms, if anything, made my workouts worse instead of better.

4. physical education class

Synonyms

• (sports facility for exercise): fitness center, health club, sports club

Derived terms

Related terms

• gymnasium
• gymnast
• gymnastics

Translations

Verb

gym ‎(third-person singular simple present gyms, present participle gyming, simple past and past participle gymed)

1. (intransitive) To go to the gym.

   On Wednesdays I hike; on Fridays I gym.

Anagrams

• YGM

Danish

Noun

gym ‎(not declinable)

1. (slang) gymnasium

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪm

Noun

gym n ‎(plural gymmen, diminutive gymmetje n)

1. short for gymnasium, a special type of secondary school

Noun

gym m ‎(uncountable)

1. short for gymnastiek, physical education class

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gym m ‎(definite singular gymmen)

1. short for gymnastikk.

Derived terms

• gymsal

References

• “gym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gym m ‎(definite singular gymmen)

1. short for gymnastikk.

Derived terms

• gymsal

References

• “gym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English gym.

Noun

gym m ‎(plural gyms)

1. gym, gymnasium

Swedish

Noun

gym n

1. gym; a sporting facility specialized on exercising strength, lifting weights.

Declension