workout

noun work·out \ ˈwərk-ˌau̇t \

Updated on: 21 May 2018

1 : a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance

2 : a test of one's ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability

3 : an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings

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Examples of workout in a Sentence

The team had a good workout at practice today.
Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.

Recent Examples of workout from the Web

Meanwhile, everyone from Cindy Crawford to Natalie Portman swears by the work of Thuyen Nguyen, celebrity facialist and founder of FaceXercise Skin Fitness Studio, who gives facial muscles a physical therapy-like workout with his hands.

— deanna pai, Glamour, "I Worked Out My Face for a Week, and It Was Exhausting," 17 May 2018
This roundup of seven ab moves from The Live Fit Girls shows you how to do the ultimate workout with just your body and a yoga mat.

— blake bakkila, Health.com, "The 7 Best Ab Exercises That Are All Over Pinterest," 15 May 2018
The redshirt junior was not invited to the NBA Draft Combine set for May 16-20 in Chicago but has been able to participate in individual workouts with several teams.

— jeff potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ethan Happ, who has declared for NBA draft without hiring an agent, to work out for Milwaukee Bucks," 9 May 2018
His is in Thousand Oaks, California, grinding through pre-draft workouts with former UCLA and NBA player Don MacLean, who is also training other draft prospects including Duke's Grayson Allen.

— jordan mcpherson, miamiherald, "Miami dropped two games against the Cubs. Can it avoid the sweep before coming home? | Miami Herald," 9 May 2018
Amid that environment, Mitchell walked into a workout with the Jazz at the team's practice facility.

— tim bontemps, chicagotribune.com, "The Jazz's Donovan Mitchell exceeds expectations," 7 May 2018
Street, a North Carolina State defensive end prospect (lesser prospect than Bradley Chubb, obviously), is rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered in a private workout for the Giants a month ago.

— peter king, SI.com, "On Draft Fallout, Matt Ryan and MMQB Turning the Page," 6 May 2018
Robert Willett The News & Observer Smith worked out for scouts at UNC’s pro day, and had private workouts for several teams.

— joseph person, charlotteobserver, "Former Tar Heels LB Andre Smith says Panthers got 'a steal' drafting him in 7th round | Charlotte Observer," 1 May 2018
Lookout for Fire: Hiking Mount Harkness is more than a 3.8-mile roundtrip workout with panoramic views at the top as the reward.

— susan b. barnes, USA TODAY, "Lassen Volcanic National Park: 10 tips for your visit," 29 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of workout

1892

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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workout Synonyms

Synonyms

drill, exercise, practice (also practise), routine, training;

Related Words

assignment, homework, lesson;

brushup, refresher, review;

work out

verb

transitive verb

1 a : to bring about by labor and exertion

work out your own salvation
—Philemon 2:12 (King James Version)

b : to solve (something, such as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation

c : to devise, arrange, or achieve by resolving difficulties

after many years of wrangling, worked out a definite agreement
—A. A. Butkus

d : develop

the final situation is not worked out with psychological profundity
—Leslie Rees

2 : to discharge (a debt) by labor

3 : to exhaust (something, such as a mine) by working

intransitive verb

1 a : to prove effective, practicable, or suitable

how this will actually work out I don't know
—Milton Kotler

b : to amount to a total or calculated figure —used with at or to

2 : to engage in a workout

works out regularly at the gym

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Examples of work out in a Sentence

by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem
worked out a compromise between the warring factions

Recent Examples of work out from the Web

According to Salguero, Ross left the team's facility after the second night hoping the players his team just drafted would work out.

— jordan mcpherson, miamiherald, "Upcoming minicamp will give Dolphins rookies the first chance to prove themselves," 8 May 2018
Unfortunately, the spate of wypipo calling police on black folks simply living their lives—playing golf, working out, having coffee—continues.

— angela helm, The Root, "#BlackWhileAirbnb-ing: 3 Filmmakers Checking Out of Rental Swarmed by Police, Including the Chopper," 7 May 2018
As for the lock-to requirement, Lucci said the company plans to see how free-floating bikes work out in Chicago before deciding whether to retrofit its current bikes, order new ones, or lobby CDOT to change the rules.

— john greenfield, Chicago Reader, "New ‘free-floating’ bike share rolls out on south side," 1 May 2018
Lists of charters compiled by Bloomberg show the cost of recent U.S. Gulf of Mexico bookings to Asia would work out at about $1.50 to $2 a barrel, depending on where in the continent the ships go.

— alaric nightingale, Bloomberg.com, "Texas City Hosts First Supertanker as U.S. Crude Gushes Out," 27 Apr. 2018
Hurst signed a professional baseball contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in2012 but didn't make that work out.

— jenn leser, CBS News, "2018 NFL Draft round one as it happened," 26 Apr. 2018
Cameras capture Evans working out on Alabama's campus with Jason Poeth, the Crimson Tide track and field program's assistant strength and conditioning coach.

— rainer sabin, AL.com, "Take a behind-the-scenes look at former Alabama LB Rashaan Evans' pre-draft training," 24 Apr. 2018
The aim of those studying the macroeconomy has always been to understand the economy’s wobbles, and to work out when governments should intervene.

— The Economist, "Economists still lack a proper understanding of business cycles," 19 Apr. 2018
Trump is expected to sit down with Kim in late May or June, and a lot of details still have to get worked out before that happens.

— jen kirby, Vox, "Mike Pompeo reportedly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un," 18 Apr. 2018

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