exertion

exertion
noun
ADJECTIVE
considerable, extreme, great, strenuous, vigorous
mental, physical

Try to avoid physical exertion.

PREPOSITION
from exertion

She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.

with exertion

flushed and sweating with exertion after digging


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  • Exertion — is a concept describing the use of physical or perceived energy. It normally connotates a strenuous or costly effort related to physical, muscular, philosophical actions and work. Contents 1 Physical 2 Medical 3 …   Wikipedia

  • Exertion — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exertion — ⇒EXERTION, subst. fém. Peu usuel. Stimulation, déploiement maximum (des forces, des muscles, de la puissance). La force humaine s exhalait tout entière dans chacune de ses exertions (RENAN, Avenir sc., 1890, p. 303). La moindre monographie d une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • exertion — index campaign, effort, endeavor, industry (activity), pressure, pursuit (effort to secure), stress …   Law dictionary

  • exertion — 1660s, act of exerting, from EXERT (Cf. exert) + ION (Cf. ion). Meaning vigorous action or effort is from 1777 …   Etymology dictionary

  • exertion — *effort, pains, trouble Analogous words: labor, toil, travail, *work, grind, drudgery: struggle, striving, endeavor (see under ATTEMPT vb) Contrasted words: relaxation, *rest, repose, leisure, ease: inactivity, inertness or inertia, idleness (see …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • exertion — [n] hard work action, activity, application, attempt, effort, elbow grease*, employment, endeavor, exercise, hard pull*, industry, labor, long pull*, operation, pains, strain, stretch, striving, struggle, toil, travail, trial, trouble, use,… …   New thesaurus

  • exertion — [eg zʉr′shən, igzʉr′shən] n. 1. the act, fact, or process of exerting; active use of strength, power, etc.; exercise 2. energetic activity; effort SYN. EFFORT …   English World dictionary

  • Exertion — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Exertion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 exertion exertion effort strain tug pull stress throw stretch struggle spell spurt spirt Sgm: N 1 stroke of work stroke …   English dictionary for students

  • exertion — UK [ɪɡˈzɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪɡˈzɜrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms exertion : singular exertion plural exertions great physical or mental effort You can expect sore muscles after a lot of physical exertion …   English dictionary

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