Word "EXERT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
have and exercise
Synonyms:
maintain, wield

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
put to use
Synonyms:
exercise
Examples:
exert one's power or influence

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make a great effort at a mental or physical task
Examples:
exert oneself

Crossword Clues for EXERT

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Apply (force) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 25 Aug 2025
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 12 Aug 2025
Put forth, as effort Universal 05 Aug 2025
Apply, as pressure Universal 01 Aug 2025
Use, as force Thomas Joseph 31 Jul 2025
Bring to bear LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2025
Be at cross purposes in order to return one (5)
Strain (oneself) The Times Concise 26 Jun 2025
Make an effort with tree by shaping (5)
Put forth Newsday 15 Jun 2025
Bring to bear Newsday 13 Jun 2025
Wield, as influence The Telegraph Plusword 03 Jun 2025
Bring (pressure) to bear (5) Puzzler 26 May 2025
Apply with intensity Newsday 22 May 2025
Use, as force Thomas Joseph 12 May 2025
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 08 May 2025
Bring into play specialist deprived of power (5)
Wield, as influence New York Times Mini 30 Apr 2025
Apply (pressure) Puzzler Backwords 24 Apr 2025
Put on pressure Mirror Tea Time 12 Apr 2025
Make strenuous effort (5)
Labor with vigor Newsday 29 Mar 2025
Employ specialist? No pressure
Bring into play an old concert piece (5)
Apply to professional, but she is powerless (5)
Wield (influence) The Telegraph Plusword 14 Mar 2025
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 13 Mar 2025
Apply force or effort The Telegraph Plusword 08 Mar 2025
___ yourself, use energy during exercise
Put to use (5) The Guardian Speedy 23 Feb 2025
Apply, as pressure Universal 20 Feb 2025
Bring to bear New York Times 11 Feb 2025
Use (pressure or influence for example) (5)
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 05 Feb 2025
Strain river, right? (5) Puzzler Cryptic 31 Jan 2025
Bring (pressure) to bear (5) Puzzler 30 Jan 2025
Put oneself out with divorced partner and 'er tank-top (5)
Work of 13 - not me (5)
Make an effort and start the exterior renovation (5)
Put forth strength, as last box tree might (5)
Put forth, as effort New York Times 30 Dec 2024
Put on pressure Mirror Tea Time 26 Dec 2024
Apply Universal 25 Dec 2024
Bring (pressure) to bear (5) Puzzler 21 Dec 2024
Apply, as pressure The Telegraph Plusword 16 Dec 2024
Make an effort with expertise in disposing of pies (5)
Make a great effort to halve the exercise with team leader (5)
Put (yourself) to strenuous effort
Strain river, right? (5) Puzzler Cryptic 22 Nov 2024
Use lead on excitable dinosaur going the wrong way The Times Cryptic 20 Nov 2024
Put forth, as effort New York Times 18 Nov 2024
Make a physical or mental effort (5)
Use ash perhaps to cover cross up The Sun Two Speed 02 Nov 2024
Apply force The Sun Two Speed 02 Nov 2024
___ yourself, apply e"ort (5)
Make an effort, - oneself
Apply, bring to bear Puzzler Backwords 19 Oct 2024
Put forth Universal 14 Oct 2024
Highly-skilled, but taped up (5)
Put forth, expend (5)
Expend, as effort
Employ specialist to dispose of piano
Apply e.g. a force (5) The Guardian Quick 18 Sep 2024
Use social networking site in plane, say, on the way back The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Sep 2024
Wield cross carved into nutty tree (5)
Virtuoso lacking piano to bring into use The Times Quick Cryptic 14 Sep 2024
Bring into active operation a specialist with no power
Apply (yourself) energetically
Apply with might Family Time 02 Sep 2024
Apply, as pressure Universal 20 Aug 2024
Put forth, as power Wall Street Journal 17 Aug 2024
Strain river, right? (5) Puzzler Cryptic 05 Aug 2024
Wield, as influence The Telegraph Plusword 25 Jul 2024
Apply (oneself) at the gym
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 11 Jul 2024
Make an effort to have the tree back about ten (5)
_ yourself, apply effort (5)
Employ specialist denied position originally
Apply, as pressure Eugene Sheffer 21 Jun 2024
Strive, expend (5)
Put on pressure Mirror Tea Time 09 Jun 2024
Apply, as pressure Eugene Sheffer 31 May 2024
Strive to get former spouse time, with hesitation Mirror Cryptic 23 May 2024
Make an effort Mirror Quick 23 May 2024
Apply with intensity Newsday 17 May 2024
In overturning tree, ten bring it into active operation (5)
Bring to bear on a former royal titular head
Apply, bring to bear (5) Puzzler 13 May 2024
Put to use Thomas Joseph 09 May 2024
Bring to bear Wall Street Journal 02 May 2024
Apply pressure on former husband to avoid Perth outskirts (5)
Bring (pressure) to bear (5) Puzzler 11 Apr 2024
Strain river, right? (5) Puzzler Cryptic 11 Apr 2024
Put forth LA Times Daily 11 Apr 2024
Use, as energy New York Times 09 Apr 2024
___ oneself; put forth energy
Make an effort, ___ yourself
Latin king returns and French circled to use pressure (5)
Apply pressure when tree fell round Number 10 (5)
Strain river, right? (5) Puzzler Cryptic 25 Mar 2024
Use one's strength or influence (5)
Put on pressure Mirror Tea Time 20 Mar 2024
Bring (pressure) to bear (5) Puzzler 17 Mar 2024
Apply (force) The Sun Two Speed 17 Mar 2024
Master has no piano to put to use The Sun Two Speed 17 Mar 2024
Put forth strength from Exeter, abandoning the East (5)
Use force to bring things into play (5)
Apply pressure to withdraw from specialist The Times Cryptic 19 Feb 2024
Apply, as pressure
Authority with no power to wield The Times Cryptic 15 Feb 2024
Bring into active operation (5)
Apply pressure to unknown quantity in tree perhaps (5)
Be at cross purposes to return one (5)
Bring into operation deal, perhaps accepting unknown backing The Telegraph Toughie 02 Feb 2024
Bring into operation deal, perhaps accepting unknown backing (5)
Wield, as power Thomas Joseph 01 Feb 2024
Put forth, as effort Universal 29 Jan 2024
Wield USA Today 21 Jan 2024
Bring to bear, as pressure or power (5)
Put into use Newsday 06 Jan 2024
Make physical or mental effort (5)
Wield, as power Commuter 21 Dec 2023
Apply, as force Thomas Joseph 19 Dec 2023
Strain Commuter 16 Dec 2023
__ oneself; try hard Commuter 12 Dec 2023
Apply, as pressure LA Times Daily 11 Dec 2023
Put forth effort Commuter 07 Dec 2023
To use influence or authority forcefully (5)
___ yourself, make an effort (5)
Bring to bear The Telegraph Quick 27 Nov 2023
Use, as force Thomas Joseph 27 Nov 2023
Make a physical effort to pick up Hazel, say, around ten The Times Quick Cryptic 22 Nov 2023
Put to use Thomas Joseph 02 Nov 2023
Apply, as pressure Universal 22 Oct 2023
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 02 Oct 2023
Put forth USA Today 29 Sep 2023
Wield no power in authority The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Sep 2023
Put forth, as energy LA Times Daily 24 Sep 2023
Put forth Newsday 22 Sep 2023
Put forth Wall Street Journal 05 Aug 2023
Put forth Newsday 27 Jul 2023
Use, as force Thomas Joseph 10 Jul 2023
Make a great effort (mental or physical) The Guardian Quick 20 Jun 2023
Utilize Wall Street Journal 14 Jun 2023
Wield, as authority Family Time 06 Jun 2023
Wield, as authority Family Time 04 Jun 2023
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 06 May 2023
Put forth Thomas Joseph 13 Apr 2023
Apply, as force Universal 25 Mar 2023
Wield, as influence LA Times Daily 22 Mar 2023
Apply, as effort Newsday 14 Mar 2023
Apply, as force Universal 26 Feb 2023
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 04 Feb 2023
Wield, as force Newsday 24 Jan 2023
Put to work Newsday 21 Jan 2023
Put forth, as effort Universal 29 Dec 2022
Bring to bear Wall Street Journal 28 Dec 2022
Bring to bear Wall Street Journal 03 Dec 2022
Apply, as force Wall Street Journal 31 Oct 2022
Apply, as influence Newsday 25 Oct 2022
Wield, as influence Universal 23 Oct 2022
Apply, as pressure
Use, as force Thomas Joseph 03 Oct 2022
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 29 Sep 2022
Put out, as effort Wall Street Journal 26 Sep 2022
Wield Newsday 23 Sep 2022
___ yourself (put in effort) USA Today 07 Sep 2022
Wield, as influence Family Time 05 Sep 2022
Ply Thomas Joseph 01 Sep 2022
Apply, as pressure Newsday 20 Jul 2022
Bring to bear Wall Street Journal 14 Jul 2022
Apply, as pressure
Use, as influence New York Times 05 Jun 2022
Employ pundit, regardless of pressure
Employ pundit, regardless of pressure The Guardian Cryptic 28 Apr 2022
Put forth USA Today 04 Apr 2022
Put forth, as force Newsday 31 Mar 2022
Employ skilled person to remove phosphorus The Times Cryptic 15 Mar 2022
Use force Thomas Joseph 20 Jan 2022
Use specialist to eliminate president
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 12 Jan 2022
Apply USA Today 30 Dec 2021
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 27 Dec 2021
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 17 Nov 2021
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 28 Sep 2021
Put forth, as effort Newsday 22 Sep 2021
Apply, as an effort Wall Street Journal 08 Sep 2021
Bring to bear Irish Times Simplex 03 Sep 2021
Apply, as effort Wall Street Journal 01 Sep 2021
Apply authority without power
Use LA Times Daily 19 Aug 2021
Use The Washington Post 19 Aug 2021
Apply, as force
Apply, as influence Newsday 11 Aug 2021
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 05 Aug 2021
Use, as influence LA Times Daily 20 Jul 2021
Use, as influence The Washington Post 20 Jul 2021
Wield USA Today 17 Jul 2021
Apply, as pressure Eugene Sheffer 05 Jul 2021
Use, as force Thomas Joseph 03 Jul 2021
Employ specialist to remove piano
Put forth, as effort Universal 30 May 2021
Bring to bear Thomas Joseph 21 May 2021
Put forth Newsday 16 May 2021
Wield, as power Thomas Joseph 11 May 2021
Virtuoso lacking power to bring into use
Put forth Universal 23 Apr 2021
English king back on throne's beginning to make an effort
Put forth, as effort Newsday 13 Apr 2021
Apply Canadiana 12 Apr 2021
Do Trojan work for mystery man hidden by Hazel Back Irish Times Crosaire 25 Mar 2021
Bring (force) to bear The Times Concise 24 Feb 2021
Virtuoso lacks power to bring into use The Sun Two Speed 29 Jan 2021
Apply (force) The Sun Two Speed 29 Jan 2021
Use, as force Thomas Joseph 25 Jan 2021
Apply, wield The Telegraph Quick 27 Dec 2020
Apply USA Today 21 Dec 2020
Bring to bear Newsday 20 Dec 2020
Bring into play The Washington Post 21 Nov 2020
Bring into play LA Times Daily 21 Nov 2020
Employ Newsday 14 Nov 2020
To apply (something such as pressure) The Times Specialist Sunday 18 Oct 2020
Maestro has no piano to bring into use The Sun Two Speed 11 Oct 2020
Apply force The Sun Two Speed 11 Oct 2020
Apply New York Times 09 Oct 2020
Put forth USA Today 07 Oct 2020
Bring to bear New York Times 06 Sep 2020
Apply (a force) The Times Concise 08 Aug 2020
Put to use Thomas Joseph 06 Aug 2020
Put some muscle into Newsday 01 Aug 2020
Employ USA Today 30 Jul 2020
Wield USA Today 16 Jul 2020
Apply, as energy Newsday 25 Jun 2020
Apply, as pressure Newsday 09 Jun 2020
Apply, as pressure
Make a strenuous effort taking piano from specialist The Telegraph Toughie 24 Apr 2020
Bring to bear LA Times Daily 19 Apr 2020
Bring to bear The Washington Post 19 Apr 2020
Apply, as pressure Universal 10 Apr 2020
Bring to bear The Times Concise 23 Feb 2020
Make use of USA Today 21 Feb 2020
Exercise, wield Irish Times Simplex 11 Feb 2020
Bring to bear, as pressure
Bring to bear, as pressure New York Times 24 Dec 2019
Master has no piano to put to use The Sun Two Speed 15 Dec 2019
Apply, as pressure LA Times Daily 02 Dec 2019
Apply, as pressure The Washington Post 02 Dec 2019
Apply, as force
Wield, as influence USA Today 18 Nov 2019
Apply, as effort Newsday 02 Oct 2019
___ yourself (use your energy)
Apply, as elbow grease USA Today 31 Aug 2019
Apply, as force New York Times 29 Jul 2019
Apply influence, say
Really strain Premier Sunday 07 Jul 2019
Make a strenuous effort to disregard hint of presumption in scientific witness
Apply, as influence USA Today 20 Apr 2019
Put forth The Washington Post Sunday 14 Apr 2019
Put in a big effort
Apply authority without power
Apply, as elbow grease
Apply, as force
Apply, as pressure
Bring to bear
Wield, as influence
Apply, as influence
Wield, as force Newsday 12 Dec 2018
Wield, as influence The Washington Post 27 Nov 2018
Wield, as influence LA Times Daily 27 Nov 2018
Put on, as pressure The Washington Post 25 Nov 2018
Put on, as pressure LA Times Daily 25 Nov 2018
Apply force, say
Virtuoso lacking power to bring into use The Sun Two Speed 11 Nov 2018
Expend, as energy Universal 25 Oct 2018
Go all out Jonesin 18 Sep 2018
Wield Thomas Joseph 29 Aug 2018
Apply, as pressure Eugene Sheffer 18 Jul 2018
Put forth Thomas Joseph 07 Jul 2018
Use, as influence USA Today 01 Jun 2018
Exercise that Rex expects back in this
Apply, as pressure
Apply LA Times Daily 17 Mar 2018
Apply The Washington Post 17 Mar 2018
Wield, as influence Wall Street Journal 01 Feb 2018
Put forth, as energy USA Today 15 Jan 2018
Put on, as pressure
Apply, as pressure
Use, as influence
Expend, as energy
Put forth, as energy
Wield, as influence
Put out Wall Street Journal 11 Nov 2017
Wield, as strength Thomas Joseph 06 Nov 2017
Ply Thomas Joseph 03 Nov 2017
Apply, as pressure USA Today 04 Oct 2017
Put forth, as strength Premier Sunday 01 Oct 2017
Employ most of dinosaurs in retirement The Telegraph Toughie 24 Aug 2017
Use ash, perhaps, when covering cross up
Apply to be specialist? No pressure!
Use professional parking to drop off The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Jun 2017
Apply with intensity Newsday 06 May 2017
Put forth, as effort Premier Sunday 30 Apr 2017
Bring to bear Wall Street Journal 15 Apr 2017
Apply, as pressure New York Times 04 Apr 2017
Use river's right
Wield, as authority Family Time 22 Jan 2017
Apply, as pressure
Apply, as pressure
Bring to bear, as power The Washington Post 19 Dec 2016
Specialist after releasing pressure put in effort
Wield LA Times Daily 03 Dec 2016
Exercise The Guardian Speedy 06 Nov 2016
Apply (pressure) The Times Concise 12 Oct 2016
Highly skilled, but with no power to wield The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Oct 2016
Leverage Newsday 24 Sep 2016
Apply, as force Newsday 21 Sep 2016
Put forth, as energy Premier Sunday 21 Aug 2016
Exercise, as influence Universal 28 Jul 2016
Put forth vigorously Newsday 23 Jul 2016
Use, as great effort The Washington Post 07 Jul 2016
Exercise influence to remove bolt from letter box Irish Times Crosaire 18 Apr 2016
Powerless authority to make a strenuous effort
Apply The Telegraph Quick 26 Mar 2016
Bring to bear The Telegraph Quick 23 Mar 2016
Put forth Wall Street Journal 23 Mar 2016
Apply, as pressure Jonesin 22 Mar 2016
Give one's all with Newsday 20 Feb 2016
Use final bits of underwater equipment beneath river The Times Cryptic 19 Jan 2016
Apply Premier Sunday 10 Jan 2016
Put forth, as effort
Exercise, as influence
Put forth The Washington Post 25 Dec 2015
Strain river, right? The Sun Two Speed 15 Dec 2015
Apply (pressure) The Sun Two Speed 15 Dec 2015
Make good use of maestro when piano's unavailable The Times Cryptic 20 Nov 2015
Wield The Telegraph Quick 07 Oct 2015
Apply, as pressure Wall Street Journal 04 Sep 2015
Proficient, but with no power to wield The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Aug 2015
Employ glam rock band with energy coming back
Put forth, as effort LA Times Daily 21 Jun 2015
Employ former partner to model after some hesitation
Employ glam rock band with energy coming back
Spend once on her, when husband is away at last
Use, as influence LA Times Daily 23 Mar 2015
Number involved in tree- climbing exercise
Apply The Chronicle of Higher Education 13 Mar 2015
Put forth, as effort USA Today 23 Feb 2015
Apply
Put forth, as effort
Apply
Bring to bear
Use, as influence
Wield
Put forth, as effort
Apply
Bring to bear
Wield, as influence
Wield, as pressure
Put forth, as effort
Apply, as pressure
Bring into play, as river king, leading Thespian
Wield authority dismissing Penny
Wield authority dismissing parliamentary leader
Apply, as muscle power
Put forth, as effort
Put to use
Show some effort
Wield, as power
Use, as energy
Bring to bear, as influence
Apply, as pressure
Stress
Wield, as influence
Wield, as influence
Apply, as influence
Wield axe endlessly to cut tree back
Strain
Employ with vigor
Bring to bear
Employ with vigor
Employ with effort
Put forth, as strength
Apply muscle power
Put forth, as some effort
Apply, as pressure
Make a great effort
Apply, as force
Put out
Use up, as energy
Apply, as pressure
Apply
Wield, as power
Put out, as energy
Wield, as force
Employ, as influence
Wield, as influence
Wield, as influence
Wield
Wield, as force
Exercise, as authority
Apply with might
Use, as force
Apply, as pressure
Put into action, as effort
Put into action, as effort
Exercise, as influence
Exercise
Make use of
Put forth effort
Give, as effort
Wield, as power
Apply
Make an effort
Employ, as strength
Use, as power
Put out
Strain
Put forth
Exercise, as authority
Apply, as force
Bring to bear
Spend, as energy
Put forth, as power
Wield
Put forth, as effort
Put forth, as effort
Put forth
Push (oneself)
Bring to bear
Bring to bear
Put forth, as effort
Go all out
Put forth, as strength
Put forth
Apply, as influence
Utilize, as strength
Put forth
Use, as influence
Wield
Put forth
Put forth, as effort
Put into action
Put forth
Apply
Apply with might
Use, as influence
Bring to bear
Put into use
Wield
Apply
Expend energy
Apply, as pressure
Nudge (oneself)
Put out vigorously
Make use of
Wield
Wield, as force
Put forth
Put forth effort
Use with effort
Employ
Bring to bear
Put to use
Put into use
Put into action
Vigorously strain
Put forth
Put to use
Put forth
Apply with might
Spend, as energy
Use, as influence
Put forth
Wield, as force
Put forth with vigor
Wield
Put to use
Put out
Apply elbow grease
Put forth
Show some muscle
Put into action
Apply, as pressure
Leverage
Put forth, as force
Put to use
Put out, as effort
Strain
Put out, as effort
Make a great effort
Strain
Employ, as strength
Employ vigorously
Exercise, as authority
Wield
Put to strenuous use
Apply, as elbow grease
Put to work
Use, as force
Strain
Wield
Put forth, in a way
Strain
Put in action
Wield, as authority
Wield, as authority
Put forth
Put into action
Apply energy
Strain
Bring to bear
Bring to bear
Use crack to relieve pressure
Employ skilled person to remove phosphorus
Strain
Wield, as authority
Make an effort
Put forth effort
Exercise
Make, as an effort
Use energetically
Put out
Bear down
Give it one's all
Put forth
Vigorously strain
Exercise, as influence
Wield as influence
Apply as force
Use, as influence
Put forth effort
Push
Wield
Apply force
Bring into play
Make an effort
Strive
Put out
Show some muscle
Put into action
Use one's power
Use muscles
Apply muscle power
Put forth effort
Employ muscle power
Make an all-out effort
Use muscle power
Try hard
Use extreme effort
Apply strenuously
Buckle down
___ oneself (endeavor)
Put forth, as an effort
Bear down
Put forth muscle power
Put forth strength
Apply some muscle
Apply energy
Put forth strongly
Do with vigor
Labor with vigor
Put forth.
Apply with might
Put into action.
Display power
Put in vigorous action.
Do with some force
Push (oneself)
Put forth, as an effort
Put into action
Exercise vigorously
Show some effort
Use energetically
Act vigorously.
Bring pressure.
Strain.
Strain mightily.
Put to use, as strength.
Bestir one's self.
Put forth effort.
Expend energy.
Use force.
Put to use.
Use.
Put into vigorous action.
Strive hard.
Use one's muscles.
Use strength.
Put forth, as strength.
Put pressure on.
Use great effort.
Put forth, as power.
Make an effort.
Bring to bear.
Exercise.
Wield.
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