Definition for Effort

effort, n. [L. < ex, out + forti-s, strong.]

  1. Endeavor; enterprise; experiment; essay; successive attempts to accomplish a purpose.
  2. Work; exertion.
  3. Push; initiative; exercise; expended energy; [fig.] smile.
  4. Struggle; wrestle; attempt; strain; labor.

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