Exercise

n.	1.	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. exercise of the important function confided by the constitution to the legislature. - Jefferson. O we will walk this world, Yoked in all exercise of noble end. - Tennyson.
	2.	Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc. An exercise of the eyes and memory. - Locke.
	3.	Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to take exercise on horseback; to exercise on a treadmill or in a gym. The wise for cure on exercise depend. - Dryden.
	4.	The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious duty. Lewis refused even those of the church of England . . . the public exercise of their religion. - Addison. To draw him from his holy exercise. - Shak.
	5.	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; arithmetic exercises. The clumsy exercises of the European tourney. - Prescott. He seems to have taken a degree, and performed public exercises in Cambridge, in 1565. - Brydges.
	6.	That which gives practice; a trial; a test. Patience is more oft the exercise Of saints, the trial of their fortitude. - Milton. Exercise bone (Med.) a deposit of bony matter in the soft tissues, produced by pressure or exertion.
v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Exercised ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exercising .] Herein do I Exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence. - Acts xxiv. 16.
	2.	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. About him exercised heroic games The unarmed youth. - Milton.
	3.	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. Where pain of unextinguishable fire Must exercise us without hope of end. - Milton.
	4.	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. I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. - Jer. ix. 24. The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery. - Ezek. xxii. 29.
v. i.	1.	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. I wear my trusty sword, When I do exercise. - Cowper.

Noun	1.	exercise - 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" Synonyms: exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
	2.	exercise - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" Synonyms: usage, use, utilisation, utilization, employment
	3.	exercise - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" Synonyms: practice session, practice, drill, recitation
	4.	exercise - a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" Synonyms: example
	5.	exercise - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"
Verb	1.	exercise - put to use; "exert one's power or influence" Synonyms: exert
	2.	exercise - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" Synonyms: practise, practice, do
	3.	exercise - give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles" Synonyms: work, work out
	4.	exercise - do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day" Synonyms: work out
	5.	exercise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" Synonyms: practice, practise, drill

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