exercise
[ˈɛksəˌsaɪz]
vb
to put into use; employ
to exercise tact
to take exercise or perform exercises; exert one's muscles, etc, esp in order to keep fit
to practise using in order to develop or train
to exercise one's voice
to perform or make proper use of
to exercise one's rights
to bring to bear; exert
to exercise one's influence
to occupy the attentions of, esp so as to worry or vex
to be exercised about a decision
to carry out or cause to carry out, manoeuvres, simulated combat operations, etc
n
physical exertion, esp for the purpose of development, training, or keeping fit
mental or other activity or practice, esp in order to develop a skill
a set of movements, questions, tasks, etc, designed to train, improve, or test one's ability in a particular field
piano exercises
a performance or work of art done as practice or to demonstrate a technique
the performance of a function; discharge
the object of the exercise is to win
a manoeuvre or simulated combat operation carried out for training and evaluation
a ceremony or formal routine, esp at a school or college
graduation exercises
a particular type of event, such as performing on the horizontal bar
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