effort; elbow grease; exertion; travail; sweat
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
"he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
Type of:
labor; labour; toil
Types:
struggle
trouble; difficulty
least effort; least resistance
strain; straining
exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout
pull
application; diligence
overkill
supererogation
overexertion
friction; detrition; rubbing
WordNet Lexical Database
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