'Exertion' definitions:
Definition of 'exertion'
(from WordNet)
noun
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat]
Definition of 'Exertion'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exertion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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