workup noun6 •A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness. •A period of training or preparation, typically for a specific operation. •An unfinished or unfinalized version; a draft, prototype.He toured Japan with Judy Collins, and on his return in 1967, he presented the initial work-up on "Alice's Restaurant" at the WNYC Folk Song Festival. — 1990 •A dossier.They found another gun, a Glock, more ammunition. But the most troubling thing they found was a manila folder with a workup on Justice Sonia Sotomayor. — 2021 •All the additional procedures and reactions carried out after the main chemical reaction to obtain the desired product. •Synonym of scrub baseball.The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat. — 2014 formsworkups