Definition of exercice
1. exercise [ n ] the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
Examples:
"the doctor recommended regular exercise"
"he did some exercising"
"the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
And they could n't have entrusted Henri to better hands because `` le_professeur '' knows his muscles from the sterno-cleido_mastoideus of the neck right down to the tibialis_anticus of the leg - and better still , he knows just what exercises work best for them and what Weider principles to combine them with for fast , fast muscle growth .
Of_course he did some exercising - he 's crazy about water_skiing and swimming and this vigorous exercise in_conjunction_with the added food supplements packed pounds of solid muscle on his skinny frame .
Mr._Claude is a specialist in torso development and he has long favored the now famous Weider_Push-Pull_Super-Set technique in which one exercise of the Super-Set is a pressing or `` pushing '' movement which accents one sector of a muscle group in a specific way , followed by a `` pulling '' exercise which works the opposing sector of the same muscle group .
Mr._Claude is a specialist in torso development and he has long favored the now famous Weider_Push-Pull_Super-Set technique in which one exercise of the Super-Set is a pressing or `` pushing '' movement which accents one sector of a muscle group in a specific way , followed by a `` pulling '' exercise which works the opposing sector of the same muscle group .
As you can see , in this Push-Pull_Super_Set the entire chest back shoulder area is vigorously exercised in alternate sectors by alternate exercises , so the complete torso remains pumped-up all_the_time !
Synonyms exercise workout exercising physical_exertion physical_exercise Related Terms effort set stretch kick_up conditioner bodybuilding stomach_exercise isotonic_exercise neck_exercise yoga jogging isometrics calisthenics arm_exercise back_exercise leg_exercise gymnastic_exercise kegel_exercises aerobics cardiopulmonary_exercise2. exercise [ v ] put to use
Examples:
"exert one's power or influence"
(William Gomberg, "Unions and the Anti-Trust Laws"...)
The tortured reasoning that unions use to deny their ambition to exercise monopoly power over the supply and price of labor is one of the things that create a legal_profession .
(Sexology, 28:1...)
The pain and distress associated with the performance may easily give the wife a deep-seated dread of marital relations and cause her , unconsciously , to make the sex_act unpleasant and difficult for both by exercising her vaginal muscles to complicate his penetration instead of relaxing them to facilitate it .
(Arthur S. Miller, "Toward a Concept of National...)
The nation-state , then , exemplifies the principle of nationalism and exercises sovereignty : supreme power over domestic affairs and independence from outside control .
(Terence O'Donnell, "Evenings at the Bridge"...)
But more important , and the thing which the casual traveler and the blind sojourner often do not see , is that these places and activities are often the settings in_which Persians exercise their extraordinary aesthetic sensibilities .
(Richard B. Morris, "Seven Who Set Our Destiny"...)
Author of the Albany_Plan of Union , which , had it been adopted , might have avoided the Revolution , he fought the colonists ' front-line battles in London , negotiated the treaty of alliance with France and the peace that ended the war , headed the state_government of Pennsylvania , and exercised an important moderating influence at the Federal_Convention .
Synonyms exercise exert Related Terms use use3. exercise [ v ] carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
Examples: : "practice law"
(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)
In a small way this is illustrated by the nineteenth century novelist who argued for the powerful influence of literature as a teacher of society and who illustrated this with the way a girl learned to meet her lover , how to behave , how to think about this new experience , how to exercise restraint .
Synonyms do practice exercise carry_out practise Related Terms take_up shamanize use work4. exercise [ n ] the act of using
Examples:
"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
"skilled in the utilization of computers"
(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)
Resolved that , while we most decidedly disapprove the methods he adopted to accomplish his objects , yet in his willingness to die in aid of the great cause of human freedom , we still recognize the qualities of a noble nature and the exercise of a spirit which true men have always admired and which history never fails to honor .
(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)
Such ambiguous exercises compound confusion by making it worse compounded , and they are sometimes expanded until the cream of the jest sours .
Synonyms use usage utilization exercise employment utilisation Related Terms activity application exploitation practice misuse play recycling use practice use5. exercise [ v ] do physical exercise
Examples:
"She works out in the gym every day"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
It speeds muscle growth and power development even for the advanced bodybuilder because each hip and leg is exercised separately , thus enabling a massive , concentrated effort to be focused_on each .
(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)
The clocks struck seven-thirty as they approached the hotel entrance ; and hopes that the chambermaid and patronne would still be abed began to rise in Alex 's well exercised breast .
Synonyms work_out exercise Related Terms train limber_up tone weightlift tumble gymnastic_apparatus move6. exercise [ v ] give a work-out to
Examples: : "Some parents exercise their infants"
"My personal trainer works me hard"
"work one's muscles"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
As you can see , in this Push-Pull_Super_Set the entire chest back shoulder area is vigorously exercised in alternate sectors by alternate exercises , so the complete torso remains pumped-up all_the_time !
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
Most Europeans have been exercising newborn infants for centuries . )
Synonyms work exercise work_out Related Terms work warm_up gymnastic_apparatus7. exercise [ n ] a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
Examples:
"you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"
(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)
Similar literary exercises were the common doings of a Christian humanist of the first two decades of the sixteenth century .
Had More 's writings been wholly limited to such exercises , they would be almost as dimly remembered as those of a dozen or_so other authors living in his time , whose works tenuously survive in the minds of the few hundred scholars who each decade in pursuit of their very specialized occasions read those works .
Synonyms exercise example Related Terms lesson8. exercise [ n ] systematic training by multiple repetitions
Examples:
"practice makes perfect"
(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
They should know simple exercises that could prepare less fortunate children for the sports we will demand be taught .
Do this exercise six times each class period .
Synonyms practice exercise practice_session recitation drill Related Terms training rehearsal scrimmage target_practice shadowboxing drill fire_drill manual_of_arms review rehearsal drill drill9. exercise [ v ] learn by repetition
Examples:
"We drilled French verbs every day"
"Pianists practice scales"
10. exercise [ n ] (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
Examples:
"academic exercises"
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