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Noun exercise has 5 senses
- exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
--1 is a kind of effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
--1 has particulars: | | cardiopulmonary exercise; gymnastic exercise; kick up; set, exercise set; bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding; calisthenics, callisthenics, calisthenic exercise, callisthenic exercise; isometrics, isometric exercise; isotonic exercise; Kegel exercises, pubococcygeus exercises; stretch, stretching; arm exercise; back exercise; leg exercise; neck exercise; stomach exercise, tummy crunch; yoga |
- use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
--2 is a kind of activity
--2 has particulars:
- exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
--3 is a kind of training, preparation, grooming
--3 has particulars:
- exercise, example - a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"
--4 is a kind of lesson
- exercise - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"
--5 is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
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Verb exercise has 5 senses
- exert, exercise - put to use; "exert one's power or influence"
--1 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- practice, practise, exercise, do - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- exercise, work, work out - give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"
--3 is one way to work, put to work
Sample sentence:
They exercise the animals
- exercise, work out - do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"
Sample sentences:
They exercise
They exercise themselves
- drill, exercise, practice, practise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
--5 is one way to learn, study, read, take
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
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