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(verb) exercise
do physical exercise
She works out in the gym every day
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
(verb) work up
come up with
His colleagues worked out his interesting idea; We worked up an ad for our client
(verb) elaborate
work out in detail
elaborate a plan
(verb) puzzle out, figure out, lick, work, solve
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
(verb) compute, cipher, calculate, cypher, reckon, figure
make a mathematical calculation or computation