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preworkout

preworkout adjective: before a physical workout.

Adjective

preworkout (not comparable)

  1. Before a physical workout.
    • Beets: The chemical nitrate naturally found in the veggie has been shown to lower blood pressure and protect your heart, and as a preworkout beverage in, say, a smoothie, beetroot juice could reduce breath rate during exercise, which means it can be easier to move faster and go longer, say SELF...2014 June 30, Sheila Monaghan, “Train like an athlete, score a body to match”, in CNN

Adverb

preworkout (not comparable)

  1. Before the physical workout.

Noun

preworkout (countable and uncountable, plural preworkouts)

  1. A supplement taken before a workout to boost one's performance.
    • Those who use preworkouts regularly often swear by them, citing gains and performance improvements that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise.2021 September 23, Kristina Robb-Dover, “Are Pre-Workout Supplements Safe to Take?”, in FHE Health
  2. A workout preluding a main workout.

Forms of preworkout

Adjective
alternative formpre-workout
Noun
pluralpreworkouts

Origin of preworkout

From pre- + workout.

Questions about preworkout

What does preworkout mean?
Preworkout means before a physical workout.
What part of speech is preworkout?
Preworkout can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

Words near preworkout in the dictionary

  1. prewiring
  2. prewithdrawal
  3. Prewitt
  4. Prewitts
  5. prework
  6. preworkout
  7. preworkouts
  8. preworkshop
  9. preworldly
  10. preworn
  11. preworship

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