(n.) The act of exerting or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, especially a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). exertion. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/exertion/definitions/2005826 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "exertion" http://smartdefine.org/exertion/definitions/2005826 (accessed September 24, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "exertion" 27 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/exertion/definitions/2005826> |