What does "effort" mean?
Effort: (Mech.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. Rankine. See Attempt.
Additional senses
- 2.To stimulate. [Obs.] "He efforted his spirits." Fuller.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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