[{"word":"exercises","phonetic":"/ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈɛksəsaɪzɪz/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈɛksɚsaɪzɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."},{"definition":"Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I do crosswords for mental exercise."},{"definition":"A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights."},{"definition":"The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties."},{"definition":"That which gives practice; a trial; a test.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to exercise troops or horses;  to exercise one's brain with a puzzle"},{"definition":"To perform physical activity for health or training.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I exercise at the gym every day."},{"definition":"To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She is going to exercise her right to vote."},{"definition":"(now often in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"exercised with pain"},{"definition":"To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exercise","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exercises"]}]