| NOUN | act | elbow grease, effort, exertion, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy |
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| Meaning | Use of physical or mental energy; hard work. | |
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| Synonyms | effort, exertion, travail, sweat | |
| Narrower | application, diligence | A diligent effort |
| 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) |
| Spanish | afán, dedicación, desvelo, esfuerzo | |
| Catalan | afany, dedicació, esforç, feinada | |
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