Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
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.
To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
To perform physical activity for health or training.
A series of preparations for vigorous exercise; a warm-up
A series of adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance
A match or race (frequently one exhibition in nature) contested as preparation for a match or race of high stakes.