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/ ˈwɜrkˌaʊt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
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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Example sentences from the Web for workout There was a big peak in people searching for “home workout s” 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 workout s to 60 minutes.
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It also lets the rest of us record and improve our workout s.
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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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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
Brad, who witnessed the workout , reported to the Cubs that the team had improved considerably.
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Except for flecks of foam and sweat upon his arching neck, he seemed as though he had just come out of the barn for a workout .
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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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British Dictionary definitions for workout verb (adverb) (tr) to achieve or accomplish by effort
(tr) to solve or find out by reasoning or calculation to work out an answer ; to work out a sum
(tr) to devise or formulate to work out a plan
(intr) to prove satisfactory or effective did your plan work out?
(intr) to happen as specified it 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 total your bill works out at a pound
(tr) informal to understand the real nature of I shall never work you out
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun work-out a session of physical exercise, esp for training or practice
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with workout 1 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.
2 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]
3 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]
4 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]
5 Prove effective or successful, as in I wonder if their marriage will work out .
6 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]
7 Engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning, as in He works out with weights every other day . [1920s]
8 Exhaust a resource, such as a mine, as in This mine has been completely worked out . [Mid-1500s]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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