1. bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise.
2. something done or performed as a means of practice or training: exercises for the piano.
3. a putting into action, use, operation, or effect: the exercise of caution.
4. a written composition, musical piece, or artistic work executed for practice or to illustrate a particular aspect of technique.
5. a traditional ceremony: graduation exercises.
6. a religious observance or service.

7. to put through exercises, or forms of practice or exertion, designed to train, develop, condition, or the like: to exercise a horse.
8. to put (faculties, rights, etc.) into action, practice, or use: to exercise freedom of speech.
9. to use or display in one's action or procedure: to exercise judgment.
10. to make use of (one's privileges, powers, etc.): to exercise one's constitutional rights.
11. to discharge (a function); perform: to exercise the duties of one's office.
12. to have as an effect: to exercise an influence on someone.
13. to worry; make uneasy; annoy: to be much exercised about one's health.

14. to go through exercises; take bodily exercise.

1. to put into use; employ
2. to take exercise or perform exercises; exert one's muscles, etc, esp in order to keep fit
3. to practise using in order to develop or train
4. to perform or make proper use of
5. to bring to bear; exert
6. to occupy the attentions of, esp so as to worry or vex
7. to carry out or cause to carry out, manoeuvres, simulated combat operations, etc

8. physical exertion, esp for the purpose of development, training, or keeping fit
9. mental or other activity or practice, esp in order to develop a skill
10. a set of movements, questions, tasks, etc, designed to train, improve, or test one's ability in a particular field
11. a performance or work of art done as practice or to demonstrate a technique
12. the performance of a function; discharge
13. a manoeuvre or simulated combat operation carried out for training and evaluation
14. a ceremony or formal routine, esp at a school or college
15. a particular type of event, such as performing on the horizontal bar

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