Word

exercise, v.
(exercised, exercises, exercising)
freq. cnt. 31

put to use
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 12

exercise exert

sample sentences

"exert one's power or influence"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exercise

semantic pointers

hypernym

use, apply, employ, utilize, utilise

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

do exercise practice practise

sample sentences

"practice law"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

practice

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exercise

semantic pointers

entailment

work, do work

hyponym

shamanize, shamanise

do physical exercise
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3

exercise work out

sample sentences

"She works out in the gym every day"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
They %s
They %s themselves

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

workout

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exercising exercise exerciser

semantic pointers

hyponym

warm up, limber up, loosen up train tumble tone, tone up, strengthen weight-lift, weightlift, press

verb group

work, exercise, work out

entailment

move

give a workout to
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3

exercise work work out

sample sentences

"Some parents exercise their infants"
"My personal trainer works me hard"
"work one's muscles"
"this puzzle will exercise your mind"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They %s the animals

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They %s the animals

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exercise exerciser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

workout

semantic pointers

verb group

work out, exercise

cause

work out, exercise

hypernym

work, put to work

hyponym

warm up

learn by repetition
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

drill exercise practice practise

sample sentences

"We drilled French verbs every day"
"Pianists practice scales"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

practice

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drill

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exercise

semantic pointers

hypernym

study, take, read, learn