GYM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gym mean? 

• GYM (noun)
  The noun GYM has 1 sense:

1. athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

  Familiarity information: GYM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gym; gymnasium

Hypernyms ("gym" is a kind of...):

athletic facility (a facility for athletic events)

 Context examples 

Since the sixth house also rules health, if you plan to join the gym after a long absence, make sure you don’t overdo on this day or other days close to it.  

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"It can be difficult to ask people to spend a lot of time doing moderate or vigorous activity by going to the gym or out for a run, especially if they feel stressed," Yang said.

(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

But during an average day, parts of your skin may brush surfaces in stores, elevators, and restrooms; get nicked by a kitchen knife; be washed with rain; rest on a gym mat; and be slobbered on by a dog.

(Skin microbes fairly stable over time, NIH)

If you are turning to the gym, don’t overdo things—another reason to go to the doctor to know your advisable limits and pacing.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You might decide to go back to the gym if your doctor gives you the go-ahead, and you are likely to see gratifying progress.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You might want to go back to the gym in the last week of December, and thanks to an influx of sterling assignments, you will be able to afford membership in an upscale gym—you will find going there quite motivating and fun.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The same house that Mars will light brilliantly has to do with health and fitness, and so Mars may give you the impetus to return to the gym for a head start on your fitness goal for 2020.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)