workout
//ˈwɜːk.aʊ̯t//
Forms
- Plural
- workouts
Definitions
1.An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
- The following guidelines for smart weekly scheduling can simplify this piece of the planning: Swim three or four workouts each week.
- Whether you need to recover from a stressful day, a strenuous workout or even an injury or surgery, restorative yoga may be just the thing for you.
2.A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal.
- If athletes do too much too soon, they will be stiff and sore 24 to 48 hours after a new workout.
- I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day!
3.Any activity that requires much physical or mental effort, or produces strain.
- After the camera pans around and we welcome back a lot of familiar faces (Edmure Tully! Yara Greyjoy! Brienne!), the themes of opposition to fate, emotional appeals, and ethical duty get an even better workout.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4812
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Deverbal from work out.