work out
IPA: wˈɝkˈaʊt
verb
- (transitive) To calculate.
- (transitive) To make sense of.
- (transitive) To develop or devise in detail; to elaborate.
- (transitive) To smooth or perfect.
- (intransitive) To conclude with the correct solution.
- (intransitive) To succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation.
- (intransitive) To exercise, especially by lifting weights.
- (transitive) To strengthen a part one’s body by exercise.
- (intransitive, US) To earn a wage working away from one's farm.
- (transitive) To bring about or cause to happen by work or effort.
- (transitive, intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, out.
- (mining) To remove all the mineral that can be profitably exploited.
workout
IPA: wˈɝkaʊt
noun
- An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
- A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal.
- (by extension) Any activity that requires much physical or mental effort, or produces strain.