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effort
A	noun
	1	deed, feat, effort, exploit
				a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚accomplishment; achievement ╚deed, feat, effort, exploit ╚mitzvah; mitsvah ╚exhumation; disinterment; digging up ╚equalization; equalisation; leveling ╚egress; egression; emergence ╚implementation; effectuation ╚hit ╚disposal; disposition ╚discovery; find; uncovering ╚derring-do ╚departure; going; going away; leaving ╚delivery; obstetrical delivery ╚causing; causation ╚acquiring; getting
	2	effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
				use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚work ╚labor; labour; toil ╚effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat ╚friction; detrition; rubbing ╚overexertion ╚supererogation ╚overkill ╚application; diligence ╚pull ╚exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout ╚strain; straining ╚least effort; least resistance ╚trouble; difficulty ╚struggle
	3	attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
				earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try ╚contribution; part; share ╚foray ╚essay ╚crack; fling; go; pass; whirl; offer ╚braving; confronting; coping with; grappling; tackling ╚bid; play ╚worst ╚best ╚batting
	4	campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
				a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚work ╚undertaking; project; task; labor ╚venture ╚campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort ╚fund-raising campaign; fund-raising drive; fund-raising effort ╚ecumenical movement ╚campaigning; candidacy; candidature; electioneering; political campaign ╚consumerism ╚anti-war movement ╚advertising campaign; ad campaign; ad blitz

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