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noun
Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: elbow juice
Antonyms: none provided
noun
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: effort, exertion, travail, sweat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: labor, labour, toil
Narrower terms: struggle, trouble, difficulty, least effort, least resistance, strain, straining, exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout, pull, application, diligence, overkill, supererogation, overexertion, friction, detrition, rubbing
History
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Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
