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Definition of 'work out'

verb

Come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client" [syn: work out, work up]

verb

Happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well; "Things worked out in an interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed"

verb

Work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: elaborate, work out]

verb

Do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day" [syn: exercise, work out]

verb

Be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"

verb

Make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure]

verb

Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work]

verb

Give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind" [syn: exercise, work, work out]

Synonyms of 'work out'

From: Moby Thesaurus

accommodate,
accomplish,
achieve,
add,
adjust,
algebraize,
amplify,
answer,
arrange,
attain,
attend,
become of,
bottom,
bring off,
calculate,
carry into effect,
carry into execution,
carry off,
carry out,
carry through,
cast,
cipher,
clear up,
close,
close with,
come about,
come of,
come out,
come through,
compass,
complete,
compose,
compute,
concert,
conclude,
consummate,
contrive,
crack,
cut out,
deal with,
debug,
decipher,
decode,
descant,
design,
detail,
develop,
devise,
dilate,
discharge,
disentangle,
dispatch,
dispose of,
divide,
divine,
do,
do the job,
do the trick,
dope,
dope out,
effect,
effectuate,
elaborate,
enact,
end,
enlarge,
enlarge upon,
ensue,
enter into detail,
estimate,
eventuate,
evolve,
execute,
expand,
expatiate,
explain,
explicate,
extract roots,
fall out,
fare,
fathom,
fetch,
figure,
figure in,
figure out,
find out,
find the answer,
find the solution,
fix,
follow,
forecast,
frame,
fulfill,
get,
get right,
get through,
go into,
go through,
guess,
guess right,
have it,
hit it,
implement,
intend,
interpret,
issue,
knock off,
labor,
lay plans,
make,
make a projection,
make arrangements,
make out,
make up,
manage,
measure,
methodize,
multiply,
open the lock,
organize,
pan out,
particularize,
perform,
plan,
plan ahead,
plumb,
polish off,
prearrange,
produce,
program,
project,
prove,
prove to be,
psych,
psych out,
put away,
put in practice,
put into effect,
put into practice,
put through,
puzzle out,
rationalize,
ravel,
ravel out,
realize,
reckon,
rehearse in extenso,
relate at large,
resolve,
result,
riddle,
schedule,
schematize,
score,
set up,
settle,
settle with,
shape,
solve,
sort out,
spell out,
straighten out,
subtract,
succeed,
systematize,
take account of,
take care of,
tally,
terminate,
translate into action,
turn out,
turn the trick,
undo,
unfold,
unlock,
unravel,
unriddle,
unscramble,
untangle,
untwist,
unweave,
work,
work up

Words containing 'work out'

To work at,
To work in,
To work into,
To work off,
To work out,
To work up,
Work,
Worked,
Workful,
Working,
at work,
do work,
in the works,
out of work,
work against,
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work for,
work in,
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work over,
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work up,
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working out,
workings,
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Bantam work,
Basket work,
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Brick works,
Church work,
Coal works,
Copper works,
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Gingerbread work,
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Lip work,
Loam work,
Louver work,
Machine work,
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Mosaic work,
Muscular work,
Neat work,
Nulled work,
Print works,
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Purfled work,
Random work,
Range work,
Reticulated work,
Rustic work,
Sabrina work,
Sorrento work,
Stream works,
Tabernacle work,
Table work,
To go to work,
To set at work,
To set on work,
To set to work,
To strike work,
To work a passage,
To work a traverse,
To work the goaf,
To work the gob,
To work to windward,
Topiary work,
Unit of work,
Upper works,
Vermicular work,
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Virtual work,
Working beam,
Working class,
Working day,
Working drawing,
Working house,
Working model,
Working pit,
Working point,
Works of supererogation,
art work,
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detective work,
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police work,
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reference work,
scut work,
sewage works,
social work,
tambour work,
undercover work,
welfare work,
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work shift,
work shoe,
work song,
work stoppage,
work study,
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work table,
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work unit,
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work-in,
working agreement,
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working memory,
working papers,
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working person,
working principle,
working rule,
works council,
works covenant of,
works good,
works program,
Grotto-work,
Repouss'e work,
To work double tides,
Tut-work,
Wonder-working,
Working-day,
dye-works,
hot-work,
make-work,
pis'e work,
work-board,
work-clothes,
work-clothing,
work-shirt,
work-shy,
working-class,
hot-work steel,
sheet-metal work,
tool-and-die work,
work-study program,
propertyless wage-earning working-class blue-collar

'work out' definitions:

Definition of 'work out'

Synonyms of 'work out'

Words containing 'work out'