Workup
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Workup is a noun meaning (countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.
Meaning
(countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.
More Meanings
- (chemistry) All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product.
- (military) A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation.
- (uncountable) Synonym of scrub baseball.
- An unfinished or unfinalized version; a draft, prototype.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- workups
- work-up
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