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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Effort \Ef"fort\, noun [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz, fr. esforcier. See {Efforce}.]
1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall.
We prize the stronger effort of his power. --Pope.
2. (Mech.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. --Rankine.
Syn: Endeavor; exertion; struggle; strain; straining; attempt; trial; essay. See {Attempt}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Effort \Ef"fort\, verb (used with an object) To stimulate. [Obs.] ''He efforted his spirits.'' --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
effort
noun
1: 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" [syn: {attempt}, {endeavor}, {endeavour}, {try}]
2: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: {elbow grease}, {exertion}, {travail}, {sweat}]
3: 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 the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause}, {crusade}, {drive}, {movement}]
4: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" [syn: {deed}, {feat}, {exploit}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
137 Moby Thesaurus words for "effort": accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, ad hoc measure, adventure, affair, answer, application, approach, artifice, assay, attainment, attempt, bid, blow, business, chore, commitment, contract, contrivance, countermove, coup, course of action, crack, creation, deal, dealings, deed, demarche, determination, device, dodge, doing, doings, elbow grease, endeavor, energy, engagement, enterprise, essay, exertion, expedient, experiment, exploit, fait accompli, feat, fling, force, gambit, gest, gimmick, go, hand, handiwork, hard pull, improvisation, job, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, labor, last expedient, last resort, last shift, lick, long pull, makeshift, maneuver, means, measure, might, might and main, move, muscle, nerve and sinew, obligation, offer, operation, overt act, pains, passage, performance, pis aller, plan, power, proceeding, production, program, project, proposition, puissance, res gestae, resolution, resort, resource, shake-up, shift, shot, solution, stab, step, stopgap, strain, stratagem, striving, stroke, stroke of policy, strong bid, struggle, stunt, tactic, task, temporary expedient, tentative, thing, thing done, toil, tour de force, transaction, travail, trial, trial and error, trick, trouble, trump, try, turn, undertaking, venture, whack, while, work, working hypothesis, working proposition, works
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Effort, PA Zip code(s): 18330
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