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the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"

do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"

the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"

do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"

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.

Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc.

Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback.

The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious duty.

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.

That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc.

Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback.

The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious duty.

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.

That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure.

To train by use; exert; practice; employ actively; make anxious.

To undergo training.

Bodily exertion; activity; labor; practice; a lesson or example for practice; the ceremony ending a course in school.

A putting in practice: exertion of the body for health or amusement: discipline: a lesson or task.

To train by use: to improve by practice: to afflict: to put in practice: to use.

To take exercise.

To use; practice; train by practice.

use; practice; exertion; discipline; a lesson.

To take exercise.

To exert; train by practise.

To make anxious.

Activity; practise; training.

A putting in use or practice; exertion of the body for health, strength, or dexterity; performance; discipline; drill; a task appointed one to perform; act of divine worship; a lesson for practice; any composition calculated to improve the voice or fingers of the young practitioner.

To exert; to cause to act in any manner; to use; to use for improvement in skill; to perform the duties of; to discipline; to task; to employ; to busy; to afflict; to give anxiety to.

To use action or exertion.

Any labour or exertion of the body to promote health or for amusement; any exertion, as in a profession, business, or employment; practice; application of the mind; a lesson or example for practice.

To exert; to cause to act in any manner; to train by use; to discipline; to use exertion for amusement, health, or proficiency; to keep employed.

Every motion of the body arising from the contraction of muscles subjected to the will. Also, the action of any organ whatever. Exercise may be active or passive. The passive are referred to, under the bead of Gestation. The chief active exercises are- walking, running, dancing, hunting, fencing, playing at ball, cricket, racket, quoits, swimming, declamation, and sing­ing. Exercise is an important prophylactic, particularly for those disposed to be plethoric. It improves the digestion; augments the secretions; and, when used in moderation, gives strength to the body; but when carried to excess, produces debility and disease.

The voluntary use of any power or faculty; as commonly used, systematic muscular exertion for the benefit of the health.

n. [Latin] Act of exercising; labour; work; activity;—continued exertion; employment; application; use;—habitual exertion; performance; practice;—bodily exertion for the sake of health;—trial; training; discipline;—mental application; task; lesson;—discharge of official trust or duty; employment of official power;—public or private act of divine worship.

Labour of the body for health or amusement; preparatory practice in order to skill; practice, outward performance; task, that which one is appointed to perform; act of divine worship, whether publick or private.

To employ; to train by use to any act; to talk, to keep employed as a penal injunction; to practise or use in order to habitual skill.

To use exercise, to labour for health.