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exertion

 
Noun exertion has 1 sense
  1. effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
    --1 is a kind of labor, labour, toil
    --1 has particulars:
     struggle; trouble, difficulty; least effort, least resistance; strain, straining; exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout; pull; application, diligence; overkill; supererogation; overexertion; friction, detrition, rubbing
    Derived form: verb exert3
exergue exerpt exerpts exert exert control exertation exerted exerting exertion exertions exerts exes exess exessive exestential exeter exeter book

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