workout
- 01 C1 Advanced
any activity that is very tiring or requires a lot of mental or physical effort.
any task or experience that demands significant physical or cognitive exertion, often resulting in fatigue.
Simple“Moving all that heavy furniture gave me a real workout.”
In context“The three-hour technical interview was a mental workout that left the candidate feeling completely drained by the end of the afternoon.”
“Ice baths can reduce soreness and support short-term recovery after an intense workout.”
“The team compared the effects of individual workouts and physical activity performed together as a couple on three relationship outcomes: communication, conflict resolution and marital stress.”
Deverbal from work out.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.