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

Words nearby workout

work off, work on, work one's fingers to the bone, work one's way, work order, workout, work over, workpeople, workpiece, workplace, workprint

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How to use workout in a sentence

There was a big peak in people searching for “home workouts” in March and April, and it’s still a little up against previous months.
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With gyms everywhere shutting down, Nike released their workout content for free and ramped up posting blogs to its apps and website.
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Here, the Petman prototype, just a pair of robot legs and a caged torso, gets a light workout on the treadmill.
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Over the weeks, they gradually increased the workouts to 60 minutes.
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It also lets the rest of us record and improve our workouts.
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Surenos are told when to workout, who to associate with and how to distribute any funds they make from illegal activity.
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A workout bench: they would lift weights in between sessions.
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On the day of the competition, Catanzaro goes through the workout one more time.
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While the alpha-version of the Amiigo only recognized about half of the movements in our workout, that was good news.
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This is an excellent workout for the shoulder muscles as well as for the forearms, and gives some exercise to the body.
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"Must be figuring to give him a workout and a race all at once," said the chalk merchants.
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Brad, who witnessed the workout, reported to the Cubs that the team had improved considerably.
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I'll let it leak out that I'm only sending Zanzibar for a workout and to see whether he's improved any over last season.
Old Man Curry|Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
Rollins got back for a short workout and showed few signs of his injury.
Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour

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]