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Definitions for Exercise

[1] bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
[2] something done or performed as a means of practice or training: exercises for the piano.
[3] a putting into action, use, operation, or effect: the exercise of caution.
[4] a written composition, musical piece, or artistic work executed for practice or to illustrate a particular aspect of technique.
[5] Often exercises. a traditional ceremony: graduation exercises.
[6] a religious observance or service.
[7] to put through exercises, or forms of practice or exertion, designed to train, develop, condition, or the like: to exercise a horse.
[8] to put (faculties, rights, etc.) into action, practice, or use: to exercise freedom of speech.
[9] to use or display in one's action or procedure: to exercise judgment.
[10] to make use of (one's privileges, powers, etc.): to exercise one's constitutional rights.
[11] to discharge (a function); perform: to exercise the duties of one's office.
[12] to have as an effect: to exercise an influence on someone.
[13] to worry; make uneasy; annoy: to be much exercised about one's health.
[14] to go through exercises; take bodily exercise.
[15] to put into use; employ to exercise tact
[16] (intr) to take exercise or perform exercises; exert one's muscles, etc, esp in order to keep fit
[17] to practise using in order to develop or train to exercise one's voice
[18] to perform or make proper use of to exercise one's rights
[19] to bring to bear; exert to exercise one's influence
[20] (often passive) to occupy the attentions of, esp so as to worry or vex to be exercised about a decision
[21] military to carry out or cause to carry out, manoeuvres, simulated combat operations, etc
[22] physical exertion, esp for the purpose of development, training, or keeping fit
[23] mental or other activity or practice, esp in order to develop a skill
[24] a set of movements, questions, tasks, etc, designed to train, improve, or test one's ability in a particular field piano exercises
[25] a performance or work of art done as practice or to demonstrate a technique
[26] the performance of a function; discharge the exercise of one's rights ; the object of the exercise is to win
[27] (sometimes plural) military a manoeuvre or simulated combat operation carried out for training and evaluation
[28] (usually plural) US and Canadian a ceremony or formal routine, esp at a school or college opening exercises ; graduation exercises
[29] gymnastics a particular type of event, such as performing on the horizontal bar

Words related to Exercise

training, task, lesson, workout, act, problem, action, examination, drill, activity, test, performance, operation, study, movement, practice, enjoy, handle, exert, exploit

Words nearby Exercise

exenteration, exenteritis, exequatur, exequies, exequy, exercise, exercise ball, exercise bicycle, exercise bike, exercise book, exercise machine

Origin of Exercise

1300–50; Middle English (noun) < Middle French exercice < Latin exercitium, equivalent to exercit(us ) past participle of exercēre to train (ex- ex-1 + -ercit-, stem of combining form of arcēre to restrain) + -ium noun suffix

Words that may be confused with Exercise

exercise, exorcise

Other words from Exercise

ex·er·cis·a·ble , adjective
non·ex·er·cis·a·ble , adjective
non·ex·er·cise , noun
o·ver·ex·er·cise , verb, o·ver·ex·er·cised, o·ver·ex·er·cis·ing.
post·ex·er·cise , adjective
re·ex·er·cise , verb, re·ex·er·cised, re·ex·er·cis·ing.
un·der·ex·er·cise , verb (used without object), un·der·ex·er·cised, un·der·ex·er·cis·ing.
un·ex·er·cis·a·ble , adjective
un·ex·er·cised , adjective
well-ex·er·cised , adjective

Word origin for Exercise

C14: from Old French exercice, from Latin exercitium, from exercēre to drill, from ex- 1 + arcēre to ward off

Synonyms for Exercise

act, action, activity, drill, examination, lesson, movement, operation, performance, problem, study, task, test, training, workout, calisthenics, constitutional, discharge, discipline, drilling, exercising, exertion, gym, labor, occupation, pursuit, recitation, schoolwork, theme, toil, warm-up, daily dozen