exerted (verb)

  • 1exert — verb a) to put in vigorous action I exerted myself in todays training. b) to make use of, to apply, especially of something non material He considered exerting his influence on John to gain an advantage for himself …

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  • 2drag — verb (drags, dragging, dragged) 1》 pull along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty.     ↘take (someone) somewhere, despite their reluctance.     ↘move (an image) across a computer screen using a mouse. 2》 trail along the ground.     ↘search… …

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  • 3lift — verb 1》 raise or be raised to a higher position or level.     ↘raise (someone s spirits or confidence). 2》 pick up and move to a different position.     ↘transport by air.     ↘(lift off) (of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) take off, especially… …

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  • 4thrust — verb (past and past participle thrust) 1》 push suddenly or violently in the specified direction. 2》 (of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously. 3》 (thrust something on/upon) impose something unwelcome on. noun 1》 a sudden or violent lunge …

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  • 5exert — verb (T) 1 exert pressure/control/influence to use your power, influence etc in order to have a particular effect: Photography has exerted a profound influence on art in this century. 2 exert yourself to make a strong physical or mental effort:… …

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  • 6exert — verb 1) he exerted considerable pressure on me Syn: bring to bear, apply, exercise, employ, use, utilize, deploy 2) Geoff had been exerting himself Syn: strive, try hard, make an/every effort, endea …

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  • 7BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 8Weight — This article is about the physical concept. For other uses, see Weight (disambiguation). A spring scale measures the weight of an object (according to the operational definition) …

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  • 9force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …

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  • 10Dutch language — Dutch Nederlands Pronunciation [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ( listen) …

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