Definitions
1.VerbTo calculate."Can you work out 250 × 12 in your head for me?; Can you work out how to get to the university by car?"
2.VerbTo make sense of."I can't work these instructions out."
3.VerbTo decide."I can't work out if I like him or not."
4.VerbTo bring about or cause to happen by work or effort."I think we can work out a compromise."
5.VerbTo resolve; to find a solution for."They managed to work out their differences."
6.VerbTo develop or devise in detail; to elaborate."to work out a plan"
7.VerbTo smooth or perfect."This is a beta version; we're still working out the kinks."
8.VerbTo conclude with the correct solution."These figures just don't work out."
9.VerbTo succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation."Are you still seeing John? – No, it didn't work out."
10.VerbTo exercise, especially by lifting weights."John won't be here for a while because he's working out.; Wow, you're looking good! Do you work out?"
11.VerbTo strengthen a part of one’s body by exercise."To work out your core"
12.VerbTo earn a wage working away from one's farm.
13.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, out."Using some tweezers, he worked the bee sting out of his hand.; He works out of a small office shared with three others."
14.VerbTo remove all the mineral that can be profitably exploited."The gravel pit had been worked out.; A worked-out chalk pit or quarry"