NOUN | act | exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit |
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act | exercise, use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment | the act of using | |
act | exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions | |
act | exercise, example | a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding | |
event | exercise | (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches | |
act | exercise | an action, often used negatively and without consequences | |
VERB | consumption | exercise, exert | put to use |
social | exercise, practice, practise, do | carry out or practice | |
body | exercise, work, work out | give a workout to | |
body | exercise, work out | do physical exercise | |
cognition | exercise, drill, practice, practise | learn by repetition |
Sounds | eh'ksersay.z | |
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Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... |
Meaning | The act of using. | |
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Synonyms | use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment | |
Narrower | application, practical application | The act of bringing something to bear |
exploitation, development | The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | |
misuse, abuse | Improper or excessive use | |
play | utilization or exercise | |
practice | The exercise of a profession | |
recycling | The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | |
Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
Spanish | empleo, uso, utilización | |
Catalan | ús, utilització | |
Verbs | exercise | put to use |
exercise | carry out or practice |
Meaning | Systematic training by multiple repetitions. | |
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Synonyms | practice, drill, practice session, recitation | |
Narrower | fire drill | An exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire |
manual of arms, manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle | |
military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons | |
rehearsal | (psychology) a form of practice | |
rehearsal, dry run | A practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert) | |
review, brushup | practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory | |
scrimmage | (American football) practice play between a football team's squads | |
shadowboxing | sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) | |
target practice | practice in shooting at targets | |
Broader | training, preparation, grooming | Activity leading to skilled behavior |
Spanish | ejercicio, entrenamiento, práctica | |
Catalan | exercici, pràctica | |
Verbs | exercise | learn by repetition |
Meaning | A task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding. | |
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Synonym | example | |
Broader | lesson | A task assigned for individual study |
Spanish | ejercicio | |
Catalan | exercici |
Meaning | (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches. | |
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Example | "academic exercises" | |
Narrower | commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise | An academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
Broader | ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance | A formal event performed on a special occasion |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Meaning | An action, often used negatively and without consequences. | |
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Examples |
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Broader | action | Something done (usually as opposed to something said) |
Meaning | put to use. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | exert | |
Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
Spanish | aplicar, ejercer | |
Nouns | exercise | the act of using |
Meaning | carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | practice, practise, do | |
Entails | work, do work | Be employed |
Narrower | shamanize, shamanise | practice shamanism / shamanism |
Spanish | ejercer, entrenar, llevar a cabo, practicar | |
Catalan | dur a cap, dur a terme, entrenar, exercir, practicar | |
Nouns | exercise | the act of using |
Meaning | Give a workout to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | They exercise the animals | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | work, work out | |
Cause to | exercise, work out | Do physical exercise |
Narrower | warm up | Cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles |
Broader | work, put to work | Cause to work |
Similar to | exercise, work out | Do physical exercise |
Spanish | entrenar | |
Catalan | entrenar | |
Nouns | exercise | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit |
exerciser | sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises |
Meaning | Do physical exercise. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They exercise; They exercise themselves | |
Synonym | work out | |
Entails | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Caused by | exercise, work, work out | Give a workout to |
Narrower | limber up, warm up, loosen up | make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity |
tone, tone up, strengthen | Give a healthy elasticity to | |
train | Exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition | |
tumble | Do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully | |
weight-lift, weightlift, press | Lift weights | |
Similar to | exercise, work, work out | Give a workout to |
Spanish | ejercitarse, ejercitar, entrenar, trabajar | |
Catalan | entrenar, exercitar, treballar | |
Nouns | exercise, exercising | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit |
exerciser | sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises |
Meaning | Learn by repetition. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | drill, practice, practise | |
Entailed by | master, get the hang | Be or become completely proficient or skilled in |
Broader | learn, study, read, take | Be a student of a certain subject |
Spanish | ejercitar, practicar | |
Catalan | exercitar, practicar | |
Nouns | exercise | systematic training by multiple repetitions |
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