S: (n) trouble, difficulty (an effort that is inconvenient) "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
S: (n) the devil (something difficult or awkward to do or deal with) "it will be the devil to solve"
S: (n) tsuris ((Yiddish) aggravating trouble) "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) jogging (running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise)
S: (n) power walking (a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms)
S: (n) gymnastic exercise ((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))
S: (n) crucifix (a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally)
S: (n) dip (a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms)
S: (n) double leg circle (a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels)
S: (n) grand circle (a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended)
S: (n) handstand (the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position)
S: (n) hang (a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms)
S: (n) straight hang (a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides)
S: (n) kip, upstart (a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright)
S: (n) long fly (a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse)
S: (n) scissors (a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move)
S: (n) straddle (a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars)
S: (n) kick up (raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand)
S: (n) set, exercise set (several exercises intended to be done in series) "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
S: (n) calisthenics, callisthenics (light exercises designed to promote general fitness) "several different calisthenics were illustrated in the video"
S: (n) isometrics, isometric exercise (muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change))
S: (n) isotonic exercise (exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change)) "the classic isotonic exercise is lifting free weights"
S: (n) sit-up (a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage)
S: (n) yoga (a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind)
S: (n) hatha yoga (yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing)
S: (n) pull (a sustained effort) "it was a long pull but we made it"
S: (n) application, coating, covering (the work of applying something) "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"
S: (n) galvanization, galvanisation (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
S: (n) tinning (the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them) "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them"