An endeavor.
Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
the two bodies between which the effort acts
From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exfortiō, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”). Compare typologically Bulgarian усилие (us...
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When old, he lived in London where, being High-minded and Poor, he was exposed to the contempt of disingenuous persons. Yet he efforted his Spirits with a Commemoration of the Days of Old.