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Exertion

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Exertion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/exertion.html. 1828.