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verb
To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, moil, strive, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work. Idiom: break one's back (or neck). See work
noun
  1. The use of energy to do something: effort, endeavor, exertion, pain (used in plural), striving, struggle, trouble, while. Informal: elbow grease. See work
  2. The act, condition, or effect of exerting force on someone or something: pressure, stress, tension. See push
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