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effort - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
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exertion,
travail,
sweat |
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labor,
labour,
toil productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
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struggle strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
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difficulty,
trouble the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
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least effort,
least resistance the least effortful way to do something
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strain,
straining an intense or violent exertion
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exercise,
exercising,
physical exercise,
physical exertion,
workout the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
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pull the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
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application,
diligence the action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"
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overkill any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
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supererogation an effort above and beyond the call of duty
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overexertion excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
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detrition,
friction,
rubbing effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
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