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S: (n) exercise (exercise%1:04:00::), exercising (exercising%1:04:00::), physical exercise (physical_exercise%1:04:00::), physical exertion (physical_exertion%1:04:00::), workout (workout%1:04:00::) (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) use (use%1:04:00::), usage (usage%1:04:00::), utilization (utilization%1:04:00::), utilisation (utilisation%1:04:00::), employment (employment%1:04:01::), exercise (exercise%1:04:03::) (the act of using) "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
S: (n) exercise (exercise%1:04:02::), practice (practice%1:04:02::), drill (drill%1:04:00::), practice session (practice_session%1:04:00::), recitation (recitation%1:04:00::) (systematic training by multiple repetitions) "practice makes perfect"
S: (n) exercise (exercise%1:04:01::), example (example%1:04:00::) (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"
S: (n) exercise (exercise%1:11:01::) ((usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches) "academic exercises"
S: (n) exercise (exercise%1:04:05::) (an action, often used negatively and without consequences) "an exercise in futility"; "an exercise in cheap talk"

S: (v) exert (exert%2:34:00::), exercise (exercise%2:34:00::) (put to use) "exert one's power or influence"
S: (v) practice (practice%2:41:00::), practise (practise%2:41:00::), exercise (exercise%2:41:00::), do (do%2:41:02::) (carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions) "practice law"
S: (v) exercise (exercise%2:29:01::), work (work%2:29:00::), work out (work_out%2:29:01::) (give a workout to) "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
S: (v) exercise (exercise%2:29:00::), work out (work_out%2:29:00::) (do physical exercise) "She works out in the gym every day"
S: (v) drill (drill%2:31:00::), exercise (exercise%2:31:00::), practice (practice%2:31:00::), practise (practise%2:31:00::) (learn by repetition) "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"