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ˈwork-out
[See work v. 38 l.]
a. A boxing bout for practice; more widely, an exercise session, practice, or test.
1909R. A. Wason Happy Hawkins 161, I expect to give it a fair good work-out before I'm through with it. 1923H. C. Witwer Fighting Blood iii. 96, I ain't going to get no gym workout. 1927Daily Express 27 May 13/7 Either in a work-out or in an actual contest. 1938M. K. Rawlings Yearling ix. 98 ‘Will we take both dogs?’ ‘Nobody but old Julia. She ain't had a work-out since she was hurt. A slow hunt'll do her good.’ 1952Sun (Baltimore) 3 Mar. 28/3 The United States Air Force Filter Center here had its first surprise workout yesterday. 1960Sunday Express 27 Nov. 14/3 Work-out gymnasia with..general slimming equipment. 1963A. Ross Australia 63 vii. 128 Both teams had work-outs at the Oval, over-watered pitches making net practice impracticable. 1972Daily Tel. 6 Sept. 6/8, I am not suggesting that old people should do strenuous physical work-outs, but stiff joints and muscles may be helped by properly supervised exercises. 1979Tucson Mag. Apr. 56/1 (Advt.), A multitude of weight training systems designed to accommodate your kind of workout room. 1981J. Fonda Jane Fonda's Workout Bk. (1982) 22 She took me to an exercise class that put me through the most vigorous and thorough workout I had ever had.
b. fig.
1934J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra i. 17 Four of the young men had had work-outs with her off the dance floor, and as a result Constance was not a virgin. 1941Punch 10 Sept. 222 This passage of rich prose is designed as a sort of test or work-out for the new alphabet. 1958B. Hamilton Too Much of Water viii. 161 A public work-out would test audience reaction. 1967Melody Maker 29 Apr. 10 (Advt.), The totally new snare drum. This one you must see! Get round to your dealer and give it a workout. 1977New Yorker 24 Oct. 173/1 The Villa-Lobos provides a thorough workout for the bassoon. |