workout — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

   Examples

   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.

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   More extroverted people, for example, prefer high-intensity training sessions with others, such as team sports, while people who scored highly on “neuroticism,” a metric that measures someone’s emotional instability, preferred private workouts without people watching them and punctuated by short breaks.

2. A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal.

   Examples

   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.

   Usage

   • broadly

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   Cynthia's phone got a workout, as well. In approximately three days since the news had hit the street, a total of five bridal showers had been booked, not to mention a luncheon at Esther Cunningham's and tea at Olivia Harper's.

   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.

Noun

1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

   Synonyms

   exerciseexercisingphysical exercisephysical exertion

   Broader terms

   effortelbow greaseexertiontravailsweat

   Examples

   the doctor recommended regular exercise

   he did some exercising

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   the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit