exercise
Plural: exercises
Noun
- the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
- "the doctor recommended regular exercise"
- the act of using
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
- a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
- "academic exercises"
- Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
- That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
Verb
Verb Forms: exercised, exercising, exercises
- To use or apply a faculty, right, or power.
- put to use
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- give a workout to
- "Some parents exercise their infants"
- "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
- do physical exercise
- learn by repetition
- To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
- To perform physical activity for health or training.
- To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
- To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
- To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
Examples
- exercised with pain
- I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties.
- I do crosswords for mental exercise.
- I exercise at the gym every day.
- I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast.
- She decided to EXERCISE her right to challenge her opponent’s questionable word.
- She is going to exercise her right to vote.
- Swimming is good exercise.
- The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.
- The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.
- The tenant exercised his option to renew the tenancy.
- to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium.
Synonyms
do, drill, employment, example, exercising, exert, physical exercise, physical exertion, practice, practice session, practise, recitation, usage, use, utilisation, utilization, work, work out, workout
Scrabble Score: 17
exercise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexercise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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