Dictionary Entry
exercise
exercise is a 8-letter English word with 21 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in general; practice. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 18 · 21 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in general; practice.
- 2noun
Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc.
- 3noun
Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback.
- 4noun
The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious duty.
- 5noun
That which is done for the sake of exercising, practicing, training, or promoting skill, health, mental, improvement, moral discipline, etc.; that which is assigned or prescribed for such ends; hence, a disquisition; a lesson; a task; as, military or naval exercises; musical exercises; an exercise in composition.
- 6noun
That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
- 7transitive verb
To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to; to put in action habitually or constantly; to school or train; to exert repeatedly; to busy.
- 8transitive verb
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve by practice; to discipline, and to use or to for the purpose of training; as, to exercise arms; to exercise one's self in music; to exercise troops.
- 9transitive verb
To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious; to affect; to discipline; as, exercised with pain.
- 10transitive verb
To put in practice; to carry out in action; to perform the duties of; to use; to employ; to practice; as, to exercise authority; to exercise an office.
- 11intransitive verb
To exercise one's self, as under military training; to drill; to take exercise; to use action or exertion; to practice gymnastics; as, to exercise for health or amusement.
- 12noun
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
"the doctor recommended regular exercise"
"he did some exercising"
Synonyms
- 13noun
a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
"you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"
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- 14noun
systematic training by multiple repetitions
"practice makes perfect"
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- 15noun
the act of using
"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
"skilled in the utilization of computers"
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- 16noun
(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
"academic exercises"
- 17verb
do physical exercise
"She works out in the gym every day"
- 18verb
give a workout to
"Some parents exercise their infants"
"My personal trainer works me hard"
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- 19verb
learn by repetition
"We drilled French verbs every day"
"Pianists practice scales"
- 20verb
put to use
"exert one's power or influence"
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- 21verb
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
"practice law"
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