Main entry: work out, exercise
Definition: do physical exercise
Usage: She works out in the gym every day
Main entry: exercise, work, work out
Definition: give a workout to
Usage: Some parents exercise their infants; My personal trainer works me hard; work one's muscles; this puzzle will exercise your mind
Definition: come up with
Usage: His colleagues worked out his interesting idea; We worked up an ad for our client
Main entry: work out, elaborate
Definition: work out in detail
Usage: elaborate a plan
Main entry: puzzle out, figure out, lick, work, work out, solve
Definition: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Usage: 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
Main entry: compute, cipher, calculate, cypher, reckon, work out, figure
Definition: make a mathematical calculation or computation
Main entry: work out
Definition: be calculated
Usage: The fees work out to less than $1,000
Main entry: work out
Definition: happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well
Usage: Things worked out in an interesting way; Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed