Exercise and Strain

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Exercise

Exercise verb - To bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively.

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Strain and exercise are semantically related in effort topic. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead the word "Exercise" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like encumber, do repeatedly.

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

Strain

Strain verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: the whole department is straining to complete the project before the deadline

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Exercise and strain are semantically related in effort topic. Sometimes you can use "Exercise" instead the word "Strain" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as encumber.

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

physical	physical exercise	physical strain
special	special exercise	special strain
common	common exercise	common strain
real	real exercise	real strain
Other adjectives: constant, massive, big, extreme, intense, huge, dangerous, major, mental, final, lethal, last.

Common collocations

mind	exercise mind	strain mind
amount	exercise amount	strain amount
health	exercise health	strain health
muscles	exercise muscles	strain muscles
Other words: amounts.

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