exertion

Etymology

noun

  1. An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
    Liverpool have looked a little jaded from their exertions in recent weeks and there was an air of desperation about their attempts to restore equality in the closing minutes in the face of the experience and game management of opponents who are time-served masters of the Champions League art. 28 May 2022, Phil McCulty, “Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid”, in BBC Sport

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