WORKOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does workout mean? 

• WORKOUT (noun)
  The noun WORKOUT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: WORKOUT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORKOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout

Context example:

the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit

Hypernyms ("workout" is a kind of...):

effort; elbow grease; exertion; sweat; travail (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "workout"):

cardiopulmonary exercise (exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system)

gymnastic exercise ((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))

kick up (raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand)

exercise set; set (several exercises intended to be done in series)

anaerobic exercise; bodybuilding; muscle building; musclebuilding (exercise that builds muscles through tension)

calisthenics; callisthenics (light exercises designed to promote general fitness)

isometric exercise; isometrics (muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change))

isotonic exercise (exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change))

Kegel exercises; pubococcygeus exercises (exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine)

stretch; stretching (exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent)

arm exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles)

back exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles)

leg exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles)

neck exercise (exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles)

stomach exercise; tummy crunch (an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles)

yoga (a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind)

Derivation:

work out (do physical exercise)

work out (give a workout to)

 Context examples 

And, many exercise professionals encourage eating prior to exercise in order to help fuel a workout that may otherwise fall flat.

(Exercise before Breakfast Burns More Fat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

"Feeling like a workout needs to be at a peak exertion level for a long duration can intimidate those who suffer from chronic inflammatory diseases and could greatly benefit from physical activity."

(Just 20 Minutes of Walking May Reduce Inflammation in Your Body, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Pisces, the place of the new moon, is a gentle sign that generally does not go for hard-driving workouts.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

In mammalian muscle, strenuous exertion can create conditions in which oxygen is consumed faster than blood can provide it, forcing the muscle to use fermentation and create lactic acid; it is the lactic acid that makes your muscles sore after a workout.

(Glycolysis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)