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exercising
  • n  the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
    he did some exercising
  • v  put to use
  • v  carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
  • v  give a workout to
  • v  do physical exercise
  • v  learn by repetition
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exercising weight
  • n  sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
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exertion
  • n  use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    they managed only with great exertion
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exfiltration operation
  • n  a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger
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exfoliation
  • n  the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
    exfoliation is increased by sunburn
  • n  a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
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exhalation
  • n  exhaled breath
  • n  the act of expelling air from the lungs
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exhaust
  • n  gases ejected from an engine as waste products
  • n  system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
  • v  wear out completely
    This kind of work exhausts me
  • v  use up (resources or materials)
    We exhausted our savings
  • v  deplete
    exhaust one's savings
  • v  use up the whole supply of
    We have exhausted the food supplies
  • v  eliminate (a substance)
    combustion products are exhausted in the engine
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