workout

[ wurk-out ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌaʊt /

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noun

a trial or practice session in athletics, as in running, boxing, or football.

a structured regime of physical exercise: She goes to the gym for a workout twice a week.

any trial or practice session.

an act or instance of working something out.

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Origin of workout

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase work out

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How to use workout in a sentence

Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum

British Dictionary definitions for workout

work out

verb (adverb)

(tr) to achieve or accomplish by effort

(tr) to solve or find out by reasoning or calculationto work out an answer; to work out a sum

(tr) to devise or formulateto work out a plan

(intr) to prove satisfactory or effectivedid your plan work out?

(intr) to happen as specifiedit all worked out well

(intr) to take part in physical exercise, as in training

(tr) to remove all the mineral in (a mine, body of ore, etc) that can be profitably exploited

(intr; often foll by to or at) to reach a totalyour bill works out at a pound

(tr) informal to understand the real nature ofI shall never work you out

noun work-out

a session of physical exercise, esp for training or practice

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Other Idioms and Phrases with workout

work out

Accomplish by work or effort, as in I think we can work out a solution to this problem. [1500s] For work out all right, see turn out all right.

Find a solution for, solve, as in They hoped to work out their personal differences, or Can you help me work out this equation? [Mid-1800s]

Formulate or develop, as in We were told to work out a new plan, or He's very good at working out complicated plots. [Early 1800s]

Discharge a debt by working instead of paying money, as in She promised she'd work out the rest of the rent by baby-sitting for them. [Second half of 1600s]

Prove effective or successful, as in I wonder if their marriage will work out.

Have a specific result, add up, as in It worked out that she was able to go to the party after all, or The total works out to more than a million. [Late 1800s]

Engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning, as in He works out with weights every other day. [1920s]

Exhaust a resource, such as a mine, as in This mine has been completely worked out. [Mid-1500s]