gym

gym
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fully equipped, well-equipped (both esp. BrE)
▪ high-school (esp. AmE), school
▪ home (esp. AmE)
▪ local
▪ indoor
▪ climbing, jungle (both AmE)
VERB + GYM
▪ join
▪

I joined the local gym.

▪ go to, hit (esp. AmE)
▪

I hit the gym at 6.00 again this morning.

GYM + NOUN
▪ session (esp. BrE), workout
▪ membership
▪ floor (esp. AmE)
▪ locker
▪ equipment
▪ bag, clothes, shoes (= shoes for the gym), socks, shorts (all esp. AmE)
▪ shoes (= light canvas shoes) (BrE)
▪ class (esp. AmE)
▪

I played basketball in gym class.

▪ teacher (esp. AmE)
▪

a high-school gym teacher

▪ rat (AmE, slang)
▪

He's a bit of a gym rat (= spends all his time in the gym).

PREPOSITION
▪ at the gym
▪

You can tell he works out at the gym.

▪ in the gym
▪

She spends all her time in the gym.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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