exercise

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exercise
ˈɛksəsʌɪz Listen
Meanings
noun
  • activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.
    E.g. exercise improves your heart and lung power
  • an activity carried out for a specific purpose.
    E.g. an exercise in public relations
  • the use or application of a faculty, right, or process.
    E.g. the exercise of authority
verb
  • use or apply (a faculty, right, or process).
    E.g. control is exercised by the Board
  • engage in physical activity to sustain or improve health and fitness.
    E.g. she still exercised every day
  • occupy the thoughts of; worry or perplex.
    E.g. Macdougall was greatly exercised about the exchange rate

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