working out

Meaning

present participle and gerund of work out

work out

  1. (transitive) To calculate.
  2. (transitive) To make sense of.
  3. (transitive) To decide.
  4. (transitive) To bring about or cause to happen by work or effort.
  5. (transitive) To resolve; to find a solution for.
  6. (transitive) To develop or devise in detail; to elaborate.
  7. (transitive) To smooth or perfect.
  8. (intransitive) To conclude with the correct solution.
  9. (intransitive) To succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation.
  10. (intransitive) To exercise, especially by lifting weights.
  11. (transitive) To strengthen a part of one’s body by exercise.
  12. (US, intransitive) To earn a wage working away from one's farm.
  13. (intransitive, transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, out.
  14. To remove all the mineral that can be profitably exploited.

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