26984 words

workshop

7 definitions • 13 examples
1
a room or building where things are made or repaired using machines and/or tools:

Examples:

a carpenter's/printer's workshop
an engineering workshop
2
a meeting of people to discuss and/or perform practical work in a subject or activity:

Examples:

a drama/poetry/training workshop
The organization runs a stress-management workshop.
a workshop session/production
3
to prepare a play for being shown in a theatre by discussing and working on different versions of it:

Examples:

The show was workshopped in May 2014 at the Courtyard Theatre.
4
a space in a building equipped with tools and often machines for making or repairing things
5
a meeting in which people discuss and show how to do a job or perform an activity, so that everyone can learn:

Examples:

a teacher-training workshop
6
a room or building where things are made or repaired using machines or tools:

Examples:

The amber products are produced in the workshop.
A truck that does a 1,500 mile roundtrip requires five days in the workshop when it gets back.
7
a meeting in which people learn about a subject by discussing it or doing activities relating to it:

Examples:

They offer a series of bilingual workshops on budgeting, marketing and managing a business.
A series of workshops for restaurant managers was set up.
do/hold/run a workshop Belinda runs workshops addressing issues related to working from home.
The rest of the day they listened to speakers and attended workshops about leadership.

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