exertion :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (5)

effort, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease

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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Fuzzynyms (22)

work

n. activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"

effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

activity

n. any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

enterprise, endeavor, endeavour

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

project, classroom project

n. a school task requiring considerable effort

venture

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

venture

n. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

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exertion

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