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workup

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of scrub baseball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: scrub baseball

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noun

Meaning 5

An unfinished or unfinalized version; a draft, prototype.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

A dossier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Deverbal from work up.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Untersuchung — a general medical examination
  • Italian: controllo medico — a general medical examination
  • Polish: badanie lekarskie — a general medical examination