batting - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

best - the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"

worst - the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

bid, play - an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"

braving, confronting, coping with, tackling, grappling - taking the bull by the horns

fling, go, offer, whirl, crack, pass - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

essay - a tentative attempt

foray - an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"

contribution, share, part - any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"

liberation - the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation"

mug's game - a futile or unprofitable endeavor

power play, squeeze play, squeeze - an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

research effort - an attempt to solve some problem through research

seeking - an attempt to acquire or gain something

stab, shot - informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

shot - an attempt to score in a game

nisus, pains, striving, strain - an effortful attempt to attain a goal

struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

takeover attempt - an attempt to take control of a corporation

run, test, trial - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

test, trial - the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"

labor, toil, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

difficulty, trouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"

least effort, least resistance - the least effortful way to do something

straining, strain - an intense or violent exertion

exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"

pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"

diligence, application - a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"

overkill - any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal

supererogation - an effort above and beyond the call of duty

overexertion - excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

detrition, friction, rubbing - effort expended in rubbing one object against another

venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements

anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war

consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected

ecumenical movement - a movement among Protestant groups aimed at universal Christian unity

fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause

feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism - the movement aimed at equal rights for women

gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression

lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable

reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"

youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people

accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something

acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"

causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen

obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child

departure, going, going away, leaving - act of departing

derring-do - brave and heroic deeds

discovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something

disposition, disposal - the act or means of getting rid of something

hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

effectuation, implementation - the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect

egression, egress, emergence - the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

equalisation, equalization, leveling - the act of making equal or uniform

digging up, disinterment, exhumation - the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried

mitsvah, mitzvah - (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty

actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling

rally, rallying - the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)

running away - leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be

stunt - a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

tour de force - a masterly or brilliant feat