1. (noun)exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit Synonyms: use, utilisation, physical exertion, recitation, exercise, example, employment, usage, exercising, physical exercise, workout, practice session, utilization, practice, drill
2. (noun)use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise the act of using Synonyms: exercising, usage, use, practice, custom, habit, engagement, workout, use of goods and services, consumption, usance, role, practice session, function, work, employ, utilization, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, drill, physical exercise, example, manipulation, enjoyment, recitation, purpose, physical exertion, exercise
3. (noun)exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation systematic training by multiple repetitions Synonyms: physical exercise, usage, use, practice, praxis, recital, drill, practice session, utilisation, example, utilization, class period, employment, exercising, pattern, course session, reading, recitation, workout, physical exertion, exercise
4. (noun)exercise, example a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding Synonyms: representative, physical exercise, usage, use, practice, deterrent example, instance, lesson, drill, practice session, utilisation, case, example, utilization, employment, illustration, exemplar, exercising, model, good example, object lesson, recitation, workout, physical exertion, exercise
5. (verb)exercise (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches Synonyms: use, utilisation, physical exertion, recitation, example, employment, usage, exercising, physical exercise, workout, practice session, utilization, practice, drill
6. (verb)exert, exercise put to use Synonyms: work, practise, maintain, exert, drill, do, exercise, work out, practice, wield
7. (verb)practice, practise, exercise, do carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions Synonyms: work out, fare, make out, use, practice, coiffe, manage, execute, perform, arrange, answer, drill, serve, work, coif, get along, suffice, make, set, behave, dress, come, act, cause, commit, exert, practise, coiffure, apply, rehearse, do, exercise
8. (verb)exercise, work, work out give a workout to Synonyms: elaborate, knead, turn, operate, act, shape, bring, exert, run, function, put to work, work up, figure, forge, lick, work out, make, cipher, figure out, form, compute, mould, sour, calculate, work, do, exploit, go, play, drill, make for, mold, practice, puzzle out, act upon, do work, process, crop, exercise, solve, ferment, influence, work on, cypher, practise, wreak, cultivate, reckon
9. (verb)exercise, work out do physical exercise Synonyms: work out, solve, practice, practise, figure, puzzle out, drill, reckon, cipher, work, cypher, lick, figure out, elaborate, compute, exert, calculate, do, work up, exercise
1. exercise An act is strictly and originally something accomplished by an exercise of power, in which sense it is synonymous with deed or effect. Action is a doing. Act is therefore single, individu Synonyms: act, accomplishment, execution, movement, achievement, exercise, operation, action, exertion, performance, consummation, exploit, proceeding, deed, feat, transaction, doing, motion, work, effect Antonyms: cessation, immobility, inertia, quiet, suffering, deliberation, inaction, passion, [A] repose, suspension, endurance, inactivity, quiescence, rest
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