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Erg

//ɜːɡ// name, noun, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of European Research Group (“Eurosceptic/pro-Brexit publicly funded political activist group subdivision of the UK Conservatives”). UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "John Major struggled endlessly with Eurosceptics he termed “bastards”, while May’s nemesis was the European Research Group, or ERG, the longstanding alliance of Brexit ultras."

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.
  2. 2
    A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
  3. 3
    An ergometer. slang
  4. 4
    Initialism of electron-releasing group. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter wordnet
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  1. 6
    Initialism of employee resource group. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of electroretinogram. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    To use an ergometer. intransitive, slang, transitive

    "I erg every morning."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of ergon and work.

Etymology 2

From French erg, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).

Etymology 3

Shortening.

Etymology 4

Shortening.

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