limbasog : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

limbasog [lim.bá.sug.] :

exert (v.); strive (v.)

Synonyms: pangimbisog

Derivatives of limbasog

Glosses:

exert
v. (consumption)	1. exercise, exert	put to use.; "exert one's power or influence"
	~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
v. (possession)	2. exert, maintain, wield	have and exercise.; "wield power and authority"
	~ have, have got, hold	have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
v. (social)	3. exert	make a great effort at a mental or physical task.; "exert oneself"
	~ act, move	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	~ overexert	exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength.; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"
strive
v. (social)	1. endeavor, endeavour, strive	attempt by employing effort.; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
	~ struggle	to exert strenuous effort against opposition.; "he struggled to get free from the rope"
	~ attempt, essay, try, assay, seek	make an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
	~ be at pains, take pains	try very hard to do something.
	~ buck	to strive with determination.; "John is bucking for a promotion"
v. (competition)	2. reach, strain, strive	to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear"
	~ extend oneself	strain to the utmost.
	~ kill oneself, overexert oneself	strain oneself more than is healthy.
	~ labor, labour, tug, push, drive	strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
	~ bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble	take the trouble to do something; concern oneself.; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"