effort

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Definitions of effort

noun

1. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
2. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
3. a notable achievement
4. use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Examples of effort

1. Spending on a perennial effort to expand gambling at race tracks, known as "racino," increased four-fold to about $620,000 in 2010.
2. Rose of Sharon braced her body against the movements of the car in an effort to protect her fetus.
3. It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands.

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