Workup
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness. countable
- 2 All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product. countable, uncountable
- 3 A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation. countable, uncountable
- 4 Synonym of scrub baseball. uncountable
"The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat."
- 5 An unfinished or unfinalized version; a draft, prototype. countable, uncountable
"He toured Japan with Judy Collins, and on his return in 1967, he presented the initial work-up on "Alice's Restaurant" at the WNYC Folk Song Festival."
Synonyms
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More examples"The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat."
Etymology
Deverbal from work up.