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: a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (such as a swing, seesaw, and rings)

Examples of gym in a Sentence

He works out at the gym. Students are required to take gym.
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Beyond an airy entry hall, where the gym sold turmeric tea and pricey strands of prayer beads, about thirty women leaned against black BackJacks or sat upright on meditation cushions. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025 Every pair listed below has stood up to regular use and is sleek enough to be worn outside the gym. Korin Miller, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025 Some Survivor players hit the gym or get on a new diet to prepare for 26 days in Fiji — but Chrissy Sarnowsky might have gotten her best training growing up in snowy Chicago playing King of the Hill. EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025 In addition to spending long hours at work, Guo is religious about her daily workouts at gym chain Barry’s Bootcamp. Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gym

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gym was circa 1871

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“Gym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gym. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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