Exercise and Step

Exercise

Exercise noun - Energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness.

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Step and exercise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Step" instead the word "Exercise" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: exercised, exercising, exerciser, exercizing, exercized

Step noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Exercise and step are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exercise" instead the word "Step" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: stepped, stepping, stepper

good	good exercise	good step
normal	normal exercise	normal step
common	common exercise	common step
simple	simple exercise	simple step
Other adjectives: real, massive, big, huge, little, major, final, basic, last, giant.

role	exercise role	step role
right	exercise right	step right

As the final step is completed in the nick of time, Oso returns to complete his training exercise, using the knowledge he got from his mission to earn his training award.

Source: Western Animation / Special Agent Oso
For a comparison, see the 'stick drawing' scene, where Toothless doesn't understand that Hiccup is drawing a picture of him... but does understand that drawing in the dirt can be a bonding exercise, and that it would be disrespectful for one of them to step on the other's drawing.

Source: Dragon Rider
In the Naruto fanfic "One Small Step", a young Naruto can't find a partner to play Cat's Cradle - a game that involves using string to create complex patterns between the fingers- (the game also functions as an exercise to prepare students for ninja handsigns).

Source: Red String of Fate

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