Meaning of EXERTION
| Pronunciation: | | ig'zurshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
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| | Synonyms: | | effort, elbow grease, sweat, travail |
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| | See Also: | | application, detrition, difficulty, diligence, exercise, exercising, friction, labor, labour, least effort, least resistance, overexertion, overkill, physical exercise, physical exertion, pull, rubbing, strain, straining, struggle, supererogation, toil, trouble, workout | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*er"tion\, n.
The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the
active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a
laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength
or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an
exertion for him to move, to-day.
Syn: Attempt; endeavor; effort; essay; trial. See {Attempt}.
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| | Related Terms: | | action, active use, activity, appliance, application, assiduity, assiduousness, consumption, determination, diligence, drive, effort, elbow grease, employ, employment, endeavor, exercise, exercising, good use, hard pull, hard usage, hard use, ill use, industry, misuse, operation, pains, push, resolution, rough usage, sedulity, sedulousness, strain, striving, struggle, toil, trouble, usage, use, using up, while, work, wrong use |
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