exertion

n.
The act or an instance of exerting, especially a strenuous effort.

noun

1. The act of putting into play: application, employment, exercise, implementation, operation, play, usage, use, utilization. See used/unused.
2. The use of energy to do something: effort, endeavor, pain (used in plural), strain¹, striving, struggle, trouble, while. Informal elbow grease. See work/play.
3. Energetic physical action: activity, exercise. See action/inaction.

n

Definition: hard work
Antonyms: idleness, laziness

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n

Vigorous action, a great effort, a strong influence.

Effort expended in performing a physical activity. See also rating of perceived exertion.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - anvendelse, anspændelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
inspanning

Français (French)
n. - effort, emploi (de la force), exercice (de l'autorité)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anstrengung, Ausübung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άσκηση, χρήση (βίας κ.λπ.), προσπάθεια, μόχθος, χρησιμοποίηση

Italiano (Italian)
sforzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esforço (m)

Русский (Russian)
усилие, напряжение

Español (Spanish)
n. - esfuerzo, ejercicio, empleo (de fuerzas)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utövande, brukande, ansträngning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
努力, 运用, 发挥

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 努力, 運用, 發揮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 진력, 힘을 내기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 努力, 発揮

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إجهاد, جهد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מאמץ, הפעלה‬

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