# workout

Pronunciation: say "WURK-owt" US /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/, UK /ˈwɜːk.aʊ̯t/

## Noun

1. A session or period of physical exercise.
   - Simple: A time when you exercise your body, like at a gym or at home.
   - _After a tough workout, she always stretches for ten minutes._
   - _He tracks his workouts in an app to see his progress over time._
2. A program or schedule of specific exercises, especially one designed to achieve a particular goal.
   - Simple: A plan of exercises that you follow to reach a goal, like getting stronger.
   - _The trainer designed a workout aimed at building endurance for the marathon._
   - _The app offers workouts tailored to weight loss, muscle gain, or flexibility._
3. Any task that demands a lot of physical or mental effort or that puts someone under strain.
   - Simple: Any activity that makes your body or mind work very hard.
   - _Negotiating the contract gave her patience a serious workout._
   - _Shoveling the driveway after the storm turned out to be quite a workout._

## Origin

This noun was formed from the verb phrase "work out."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/workout (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).