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

transitive verb

1

a : to bring about by labor and exertion work out your own salvation—Philippians 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 Last Updated: 13 Jan 2023 – Updated example sentences

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