workout suit
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkˌaʊt suːt/
- US
- The coach recommended that all players wear a matching workout suit during practice.
Examples
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She wore a comfortable workout suit while exercising at the gym.
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So I put on my little workout suit and I'm going to choose just it's like a short Pilates at home YouTube workout.
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Before going for a run, he changed into his favorite workout suit.
Synonyms
A set of loose, comfortable clothes with a jacket and pants for exercise
Clothes you wear for sport or casual activity
A matching set of comfortable clothes with a top and pants for exercise or relaxing
A matching set of loose, comfortable clothes with sweatpants and a sweatshirt for exercise or casual wear
A matching jacket and pants worn for running or exercise
Clothes people wear for sports or exercise and often for comfort
A set of clothes worn for exercise class, usually a shirt and shorts
Loose soft pants and a matching top worn for exercise or at home
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set of clothes worn for exercise' is directly and compositionally derived from 'workout' (an exercise session) modifying 'suit' (an outfit), forming a transparent noun+noun compound. There is no strong metaphorical or idiomatic shift and the construction matches common patterns in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Workout suit comes from the words workout and suit: a workout means 'exercise' and a suit is a matching set of clothes. So a workout suit is a comfortable matching set you wear when you exercise.