Exertion

Definitions

An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Again she felt a return⟳ of that utter despondency which had fallen upon her after Guido's death: but then she could indulge in it unmolested, and that was something of relief: now she was forced into exertion, that sort⟳ of exertion of all the most tiresome, because the least interesting...”

“Liverpool have⟳ looked a little jaded from their exertions in recent weeks and there was an air of desperation about their attempts to restore⟳ equality in the closing minutes in the face⟳ of the experience⟳ and game management of opponents who are time-served masters of the Champions League art.”

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