Definition: an intense or violent exertion
Similar words: effort, elbow grease, travail, sweat, exertion
Definition: use of physical or mental energy; hard work
Usage: he got an A for effort; they managed only with great exertion
Synonyms: twisting, torture, straining, distortion, overrefinement
Definition: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Similar words: falsification, misrepresentation
Definition: a willful perversion of facts
Synonyms: arduous, straining, strenuous
Definition: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
Usage: his final, straining burst of speed; a strenuous task; your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here- F.D.Roosevelt
Similar words: effortful
Definition: requiring great physical effort