Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)work out, work upcome up with“His colleagues worked out his interesting idea”,
“We worked up an ad for our client” (v)work outhappen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well“Things worked out in an interesting way”,
“Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed” (v)work outbe calculated“The fees work out to less than $1,000” (v)solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, workfind 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 figure it out?”,
“Did you puzzle out my meaning?”,
“He could not work the math problem” (v)exercise, work, work outgive a workout to“Some parents exercise their infants”,
“My personal trainer works me hard”,
“work one's muscles”,
“this puzzle will exercise your mind”