to exercise

Examples

• All

• I would like my clients to be able to exercise their constitutional rights.

  Enemy of the State (1998)

• It's a really great way to exercise your brain in terms of creating words.

• You got a free will you can exercise and I think now might be a good time.

  Absolution (1997)

• One of the critical ways leaders exercise influence is through communication.

  Academic text (2017)

• I choose to exercise my will and I forgive this person today.

• Now I'd like to exercise my right to free assembly.

  The Usual Suspects (1995)

• The founders expected us to exercise our own judgment in terms of our own experience.

  Academic text (1991)

• The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall exercise the following powers and functions:

  Academic text (1990)

• All right, I'm going to exercise my inner sociologist here.

• You can exercise your right to vote by participating in the election.

Synonyms

U

to utilize

vsto exercise

• Formal

224 4.9

To use something for a particular purpose

uses a right or power to achieve a result rather than only practical use

L

to leverage

vsto exercise

114 5.4

To use resources such as money or influence to gain an advantage

uses a right or quality to achieve a result rather than to gain advantage

E

to exert

vsto exercise

58 4.3

Use power or influence to make something happen

focuses on using a right or quality to achieve a result

Antonyms

F

to forfeit

81 5.7

To lose something because you break a rule or as a penalty

R

to relinquish

• Formal

69 7.2

To give up control, a right, or something you own

Compounds

P

physical exercise

6 2.1

Planned activity that uses your muscles to keep you fit and healthy

A

aerobic exercise

5 2.4

Physical activity that raises the heart rate and improves heart and lung fitness

E

exercise bike

4 2.9

A machine like a bicycle that you ride indoors to keep fit

T

trust exercise

2 4.4

An activity where people learn to depend on each other

C

commencement exercise

• Formal

1 5.6

A formal ceremony where students receive degrees or diplomas

L

leg exercise

1 2.0

An exercise that makes leg muscles stronger and firmer

G

graduation exercise

• Formal

1 3.6

A ceremony where students get their diplomas

A

anaerobic exercise

1 3.9

Short periods of very hard activity that build muscle, like lifting weights

A

arm exercise

1 2.3

A movement that makes the arm muscles stronger, like lifting weights

B

back exercise

1 2.6

A move that makes the muscles in your back stronger

E

exercise device

1 2.7

Equipment that helps a person exercise, for example a bike or weights

I

isometric exercise

• Specialized

1 4.3

Exercises where muscles push or hold against something without moving, for example a plank

N

neck exercise

1 3.4

A movement that makes the neck muscles stronger or more flexible

C

cardiopulmonary exercise

• Specialized

4.9

Exercise that makes the heart and lungs stronger and helps blood and breathing work better

A

abdo exercise

• Informal

3.6

An exercise that works the stomach muscles

E

exercise set

3.5

A number of times you repeat one movement without rest

F

five-finger exercise

7.4

A simple practice using all five fingers to improve their speed and control

G

gymnastic exercise

4.0

A movement in gymnastics that uses equipment to build strength and balance

I

isotonic exercise

• Specialized

4.6

Exercise that makes muscles get shorter and longer while moving a weight or your body

S

stomach exercise

3.0

An exercise that makes the muscles around your belly stronger

How Strongly

to enforce

417 4.1

to wield

124 4.4

to exercise

• Formal

89 3.8

to assert

229 3.9

to apply

374 2.8

use

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology