Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exertion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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; it is an
exertion for him to move, to-day.
Syn: Attempt; endeavor; effort; essay; trial. See {Attempt}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
exertion
n : use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A
for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
[syn: {effort}, {elbow grease}, {travail}, {sweat}]
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