gym

Etymology

noun

1. Clipping of gymnasium.
   I'm off to the gym for my pilates class.
2. (uncountable) clipping of gymnastics. (often as sense 4)
3. (weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.
   Working out in commercial gyms, if anything, made my workouts worse instead of better. 2008, Lou Schuler, “Foreward”, in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
   Pete, I want to work out. Where is the gym? Audio (US) (file) 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
4. physical education class
   The gym teacher at our school makes us stretch before and after each class.

verb

1. (intransitive, India, Australia, South Africa) To go to the gym.
   The only thing that can make you susceptible to this condition pre-marriage is crash dieting or mindless gymming and exercise.) 2011, Rujuta Diwekar, Women and the weight loss tamasha
   I have tried everything from yoga to dancing to gymming, but I can't be consistent with anything. Actually, I'm okay without working out. 2013, Neeta Iyer, Find_Love.com
   So just like you go gymming for your body, go gymming with thoughts in order to have a healthier mind. 2021, Sandeep Dahiya, Lazy Ways To Truth, page 30