The difference between Big up and Work out

When used as verbs, big up means to increase one's muscle mass through exercise, whereas work out means to calculate.


Big up is also noun with the meaning: significant respect or acclaim.

check bellow for the other definitions of Big up and Work out

  1. Big up as a verb (British, slang, idiomatic):

    To increase one's muscle mass through exercise.

    Examples:

    "He works out every day to big up himself."

  2. Big up as a verb (Jamaica, slang, idiomatic):

    To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of.

    Examples:

    "I want to big up my bro on the mic."

    "They're trying to big themselves up to be more than they are."

  1. Big up as a noun (slang, also '''[[big ups]]'''):

    Significant respect or acclaim.

    Examples:

    "I want to give a big up to my bro on the mic."

  1. Work out as a verb (transitive, with object after '''out'''):

    To calculate.

    Examples:

    "Can you work out 250 × 12 in your head for me?"

    "Can you work out how to get to the university by car?"

  2. Work out as a verb (transitive):

    To make sense of.

    Examples:

    "I can't work these instructions out."

  3. Work out as a verb (transitive):

    To smooth or perfect.

    Examples:

    "This is a beta version; we're still working out the kinks."

  4. Work out as a verb (intransitive):

    To conclude with the correct solution.

    Examples:

    "These figures just don't work out."

  5. Work out as a verb (intransitive):

    To succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation.

    Examples:

    "Are you still seeing John? - No, it didn't work out."

  6. Work out as a verb (intransitive):

    To exercise.

    Examples:

    "John won't be here for awhile because he is working out."

  7. Work out as a verb (intransitive):

    To habitually exercise rigorously, especially by lifting weights, in order to increase strength or muscle mass or maintain fitness.

    Examples:

    "Wow, you're looking good! Do you work out?"

  8. Work out as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    Examples:

    "Using some tweezers, he worked the bee sting out of his hand."

    "He works out of a small office shared with three others."