workout

noun work·out \ ˈwərk-ˌau̇t \

Definition of workout

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.

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The workout raised awareness for Detroit Marine Week, a weeklong event honoring the Marine Corps and their families through more than 80 community outreach activities throughout the Detroit area, according to a Marine Week news release.

— hasan dudar, Detroit Free Press, "Kate Upton breaks a sweat with Marines in Detroit ... and it's all for charity," 22 Aug. 2017
McGregor, prepping for his fight against Mayweather, receives a post-workout massage on Aug. 11.

— TIME.com, "The Spectacle in Sin City," 18 Aug. 2017
Xavier men's basketball, for which O'Mara is a senior forward, has arrived to the Kohlhepp Family Auxiliary Gym for its 9 a.m. summer workout.

— patrick brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Inside Xavier basketball's summer workouts," 16 Aug. 2017
Dr. Dweck also mentions that common habits such as staying in a wet bathing suit all day or not changing right after your sweaty workout could up your risk.

— bianca mendez, Teen Vogue, "How to Avoid a Yeast Infection This Summer," 8 Aug. 2017
Along with John Wall and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Paul also represents another workout partner of James, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers.

— khadrice rollins, SI.com, "Report: NBA Investigated If LeBron James Has Shares In Klutch Sports Group," 31 July 2017
However, using two poles is clearly better for upper-body workout, reducing joint impacts and maintaining side-to-side balance.

— rich landers, idahostatesman, "Trekking poles protect your body, add to your workout on hiking trails," 25 July 2017
The first player seen Monday by media waiting to enter the Texas Rangers’ clubhouse was Yu Darvish, who was dressed in Rangers shorts and a Rangers workout top and was not dragging a suitcase behind him.

— jeff wilson, star-telegram, "Rangers lose, but Darvish, confidence still on board as trade deadline creeps closer," 24 July 2017
After all, there's plenty of workout gear on the market that's perfect for snapping an Instagram selfie.

— de elizabeth, Glamour, "Female Golfers Just Got a Stricter Dress Code That, Among Other Things, Bans 'Plunging Necklines'," 17 July 2017

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First Known Use of workout

1892

workout Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Related Words

assignment, homework, lesson; brushup, refresher, review

work out

verb

Definition of work out

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

First Known Use of work out

1534

work out Synonyms

Synonyms

answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), unravel, unriddle, work, solve

Antonyms

bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out

Related Words

conclude, decide, deduce, gather, infer, judge, reason; clear (up), iron out, straighten (out), unscramble, untangle, untie; assume, conjecture, divine, guess, presume, speculate; decipher, decode

Near Antonyms

demolish, destroy, dismantle, raze, tear down; ruin, undo, unmake, wreck

WORKOUT Defined for English Language Learners

workout

noun

Definition of workout for English Language Learners

: a period of physical exercise that you do in order to improve your fitness, ability, or performance

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workout

noun work·out \ ˈwərk-ˌau̇t \

Definition of workout for Students

:an exercise or practice to test or improve ability or performance

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noun work·out

legal Definition of workout

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

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