Meaning & use
weight room
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Meaning
nouncountable
A room with equipment for lifting weights and strength training.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a weight room, the weight room, or weight rooms.
Patterns
- in the weight room
- go to the weight room
- the school weight room
The team meets in the weight room before practice.
He spends an hour in the weight room every morning.
The new gym has a large weight room with free weights and machines.
Word forms
| plural | weight rooms |
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Common combinations
- hit the weight room
- After the injury, she hit the weight room to rebuild her strength.
- weight room session
- The coach scheduled a weight room session for Tuesday.
- in the weight room
- I'll be in the weight room if you need me.
- school weight room
- The school weight room is open to students after class.
Synonyms and how they differ
- gym
- Use 'gym' for a whole building or business where people exercise; a weight room is usually just one room inside it.
- fitness center
- A fitness center is a commercial facility with many types of exercise areas; a weight room is specifically for lifting.
Commonly confused: weight room or weight room vs. weights room?
weight room vs weight room vs. weights room
American English usually says weight room, while British English often says weights room. Both mean the same thing.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'weight room' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Weight room' is a noun, so it is used as a place: 'in the weight room.' The other options use it as a verb or with a wrong meaning.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “weight room”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.