English > effort: 4 senses > noun 1, actMeaning | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something. |
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Example | "made an effort to cover all the reading material" |
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Synonyms | attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try |
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Narrower | batting | (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base |
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best | The supreme effort one can make |
bid, play | An attempt to get something |
contribution, part, share | The part played by a person in bringing about a result |
crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer | A usually brief attempt |
essay | A tentative attempt |
foray | An initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) |
liberation | The attempt to achieve equal rights or status |
mug's game | A futile or unprofitable endeavor / endeavor |
power play, squeeze play, squeeze | An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
seeking | An attempt to acquire or gain something |
shot, stab | informal words / words for any attempt or effort |
shot | An attempt to score in a game / game |
striving, nisus, pains, strain | An effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal |
struggle, battle | An energetic attempt to achieve something |
takeover attempt | An attempt to take control of a corporation |
test, trial, run | The act of testing something |
test, trial | The act of undergoing testing |
worst | The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of |
Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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Spanish | conato, deber, esfuerzo, intento, tentativa |
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Catalan | conat, esforç, intent, temptativa |
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English > effort: 4 senses > noun 2, actMeaning | Use of physical or mental energy; hard work. |
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Example | "he got an A for effort" |
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Synonyms | elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat |
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Narrower | application, diligence | A diligent effort |
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exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit |
friction, detrition, rubbing | effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure |
least effort, least resistance | The least effortful way to do something |
overexertion | excessive exertion |
overkill | Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal |
pull | A sustained effort |
strain, straining | An intense or violent exertion |
struggle | strenuous effort |
supererogation | An effort above and beyond the call of duty |
trouble, difficulty | An effort that is inconvenient |
Broader | labor, labour, toil | Productive work (especially physical work done for wages) |
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Spanish | afán, dedicación, desvelo, esfuerzo |
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Catalan | afany, dedicació, esforç, feinada |
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English > effort: 4 senses > noun 4, actMeaning | A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end. |
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Example | "contributed to the war effort" |
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Synonyms | campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement |
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Narrower | advertising campaign, ad campaign, ad blitz | An organized program of advertisements |
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anti-war movement | A campaign against entering or continuing a war |
campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign | The campaign of a candidate to be elected |
charm campaign | A campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support |
consumerism | A movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers |
feminist movement, feminism, women's liberation movement, women's lib | The movement aimed at equal rights for women |
fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort | A campaign to raise money for some cause |
gay liberation movement, gay lib | The movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression |
lost cause | A defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable |
reform | A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices |
war | A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious |
youth movement, youth crusade | Political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people |
Broader | venture | Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
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Spanish | campaña, causa, cometido, cruzada, empeño, misión, movimiento |
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Catalan | campanya, causa, moviment |
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