gym shoe
3
1.7
- noun
- /dʒɪm ʃu/
- US
:
zapatilla de deporte
- Then he walked them to the front door, checking that everybody had a book bag and gym shoes.
- wear gym shoes
- white gym shoes
- new gym shoes
What I'm saying is lace up your go get your gym shoes, lace up your shoes, put on a jogging suit.
- What I'm saying is lace up your go get your gym shoes, lace up your shoes, put on a jogging suit.
- Like actual proper gym shoes like the Jews I wear when I workout at the gym with my trainer.
Examples
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He wore his new gym shoes for the basketball game to ensure he had the best grip on the court.
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Men now dress, much of the time, like boys, in jeans, sport shirts, gym shoes, and the ubiquitous baseball cap.
Academic text (1997) -
Get the dress, but you have to let her wear your gym shoes.
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Well, at least ask him about my gym shoes again.
Fiction book (1993) -
Wear something solid on your feet instead of those gym shoes.
Fiction book (1990) -
All the other boys wear gym shoes.
Fiction book (1993) -
How can I play basketball without gym shoes?
Fiction book (1993) -
In this study, 80% of all subjects believed that students should be required to wear proper athletic wear (shorts, t-shirts, sweats, gym shoes) in physical education.
Academic text (1994) -
Things he still hasn't done: made an appointment for a child to get a physical, recognized that a child was sick enough to need a trip to the doctor's office that day, recognized that one of them needed new gym shoes or sandals and gone and purchased them, recognized that someone needed a haircut, or cut any child's fingernails.
Blog text (21) -
Guthrie told her goodbye and went home, traded his boots for gym shoes, and went back out and drove over to the depot where a ragged stack of Sunday Denver News lay sprawled out beside the tracks, wrapped in twine.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
214
1.3
A light shoe with a rubber sole for sports or casual wear
27
1.0
A light casual shoe with a rubber sole for sports and everyday wear
12
1.0
A comfortable shoe worn for sports or casual use
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Morphology
The meaning 'a shoe used for the gym/sports' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'gym' (place for physical activity) + 'shoe' (foot covering). This purpose-based compound pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Gym shoe comes from the simple idea of a shoe for the gym, the place where people go to do exercise. So it means a light, rubber-soled shoe worn for 'sports' or 'physical exercise'.