exercise meaning
- Noun: exercise 'eksur`sIz
- The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
"the doctor recommended regular exercise"
- exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - The act of using
- use, usage, utilization, utilisation [Brit], employment - Systematic training by multiple repetitions
- practice, drill, practice session, recitation - A task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
- example - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
"academic exercises"
- Put to use
- exert - Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- practice [N. Amer], practise [Brit, Cdn], do - Give a workout to
"Some parents exercise their infants"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
- work, work out - Do physical exercise
- work out - Learn by repetition
- drill, practice [N. Amer], practise [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: exercises, exercised, exercising
See also: exerciser
Type of: activity, apply, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, effort, elbow grease, employ, exertion, grooming, learn, lesson, observance, preparation, put to work, read, study, sweat, take, training, travail, use, utilise [Brit], utilize, work
Encyclopedia: Exercise
- The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
[Business]
AmE / noun, verb■ noun
1 [C]
an activity or series of activities that is designed to achieve a particular result:
a training exercise
The company has undertaken a rebranding exercise.
an exercise in public relations
an exercise to boost foreign investment
❖ to carry out/conduct/undertake an exercise
2 [U]
the use of power or a right to make sth happen:
The Internet has made the exercise of choice by consumers easy.
❖ to encourage/justify/limit the exercise of sth
3 (Finance ) [U] the exercise of an option
an act of using an option, especially in order to buy or sell shares in a company:
revenues from the exercise of share options
■ verb [+ obj]
1
to use your power or rights in order to achieve sth:
We are continuing to exercise tight control over costs.
to exercise a veto
When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent.
2 (Finance )
if you exercise an option you use it, especially in order to buy or sell shares in a company:
The company has exercised an option to sell its remaining shares in the business.
The tenants are exercising their option to buy the property.
[Defence]
A military maneuver or simulated wartime operation involving planning, preparation, and execution.
It is carried out for the purpose of training and evaluation.
It may be a multinational, joint, or single-Service exercise, depending on participating organizations.
See also command post exercise; field exercise; maneuver.
[Economics]
To make use of the right to carry out a transaction on previously agreed terms, mainly in the options market.
[Finance]
To implement the right of the holder of an option to buy (in the case of a call) or sell (in the case of a put) the underlying security.
- aerobic exercise: Noun: aerobic exer ...
- anaerobic exercise: Noun: anaerobic ex ...
- arm exercise: Noun: arm exercise ...
Examples
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- he believes in getting plenty of exercise.
- repeat exercise 2 using the above method.
- he does not look as though he gets enough exercise.
- teachers exercise authority over their pupils.
- pig nutrition is a financial exercise.