Definition of exertion
: the act or an instance of exerting;
especially
: a laborious or perceptible effort
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Examples of exertion in a Sentence
He was panting from the exertion of climbing the stairs.
an easy sport that requires little physical exertion
Recent Examples of exertion from the Web
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But coach Zlatko Dalic said there would be no excuses despite their exertions.
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There’s no apparent joy in these painful exertions, and the occasional signs of a wider life — practicing kinesiology, getting lost inside a virtual-reality headset — fail to banish the movie’s disconsolate monotony.
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That comes across in the exertion that goes into her stage show: Ladies and gentleman, this woman does not require a stunt double.
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The nurse noted a high result after 100 hops, a test of physical exertion.
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Sure the exertion could be tempered by taking a more leisurely ride, but the commute might as well double as my daily workout, right?
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There’s a lot of prep work that goes into that, there’s a lot of physical exertion that goes into that.
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It can be defined, measured, even induced by intense mental or physical exertion or psychedelic drugs.
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Almost 250 feet up the dipterocarp, Aldred’s muscles seize up from dehydration and over-exertion.
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First Known Use of exertion
1677
exertion Synonyms
Synonyms
effort, elbow grease, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, while, work;
Near Antonyms
adroitness, ease, facility, fluency, smoothness;
dormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, languor, laziness, quiescence;
Related Words
drudgery, grind, slog, strain, toil, travail;
force, might, muscle, power, puissance;
attempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack;
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Definition of exertion for Students
1
: the act of putting into use
- They won by the exertion of great effort.
2
: use of strength or ability
- The game requires physical exertion.
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