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Exercise

ˈɛksəsʌɪz

Exercise definitions
noun
exercise exercises
  1. activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness

    "exercise improves your heart and lung power"

    physical activity movement exertion effort work
  2. an activity carried out for a specific purpose

    "an exercise in public relations"

    • a task set to practise or test a skill

      "there are exercises at the end of each book to check comprehension"

    • a military drill or training manoeuvre

      "training exercises with the Kuwaiti army"

    • ceremonies

      "Bar Mitzvah exercises"

  3. the use or application of a faculty, right, or process

    "the exercise of authority"

verb
exercise exercised exercises exercising
  1. use or apply (a faculty, right, or process)

    "control is exercised by the Board"

    use employ make use of utilize avail oneself of put to use
  2. engage in physical activity to sustain or improve health and fitness

    "she still exercised every day"

    work out do exercises keep fit train drill engage in physical activity
    • exert (part of the body) to promote or improve muscular strength

      "raise your knee to exercise the upper leg muscles"

    • cause (an animal) to take exercise

      "she exercised her dogs before breakfast"

  3. occupy the thoughts of; worry or perplex

    "Macdougall was greatly exercised about the exchange rate"

    worry trouble concern make anxious bother disturb perturb perplex puzzle distress occupy someone's thoughts preoccupy prey on someone's mind gnaw at lie heavy on burden make uneasy agitate