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noun(work-out)a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance
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noun(work-out)a test of one's ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability
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noun(work-out)an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings
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verb(work-out)to bring about by labor and exertion
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verb(work-out)to solve (something, such as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation
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verb(work-out)to devise, arrange, or achieve by resolving difficulties
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idiom(work-out)—used to say that the thing a person needs to do is very difficult, and he or she will have to work very hard to achieve it
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idiom(work-out)to try to fix the small problems or flaws