loosen up vs work out

work out vs loosen up

loosen up and work out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
loosen up	No	No	Yes	No
work out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, work out is a hypernym of loosen up; that is, work out is a word with a broader meaning than loosen up:

loosen up: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
work out: do physical exercise

Other hypernyms of loosen up include exercise.

loosen up (verb)	work out (verb)
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease	do physical exercise
cause to feel relaxed	give a workout to
make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity	come up with
cause to become unblocked	work out in detail
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
	make a mathematical calculation or computation
	be calculated
	happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well

Difference between loosen up and work out

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