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An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a w…

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  1. n. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall.
  2. n. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
  3. v. t. To stimulate.
  4. n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  5. n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  6. n. a notable achievement
  7. n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  8. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.Rankine.
  9. n:100 n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work