GYM


Meaning of GYM in English

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 ~.

▪ go to , hit ( esp. AmE )

I hit the ~ 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 ~ class.

▪ teacher ( esp. AmE )

a high-school ~ teacher

▪ rat ( AmE , slang )

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

PREPOSITION

▪ at the ~

You can tell he works out at the ~.

▪ in the ~

She spends all her time in the ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .