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TRY

Definition:

1. [noun] earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
   Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour
   
   
2. [verb] 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"
   Synonyms: seek, attempt, essay, assay
   
   
3. [verb] put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
   Synonyms: test, prove, out, examine, essay
   
   
4. [verb] put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
   Synonyms: judge, adjudicate
   
   
5. [verb] take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
   Synonyms: sample, out, taste
   
   
6. [verb] examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"
   Synonyms: hear
   
   
7. [verb] give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
   
   
8. [verb] test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
   Synonyms: strain, stress
   
   
9. [verb] melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
   Synonyms: render
   
   
10. [verb] put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
    Synonyms: on
    
    

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Related Words:

• take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
• fight, struggle
• have a go, give it a try
• grope
• endeavor, endeavour, strive
• give it a whirl, give it a try
• gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
• risk, put on the line, lay on the line
• control, verify
• float
• field-test
• court-martial
• degust
• rehear, retry
• rack
• batting
• best
• worst
• bid, play
• braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling
• crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
• essay
• foray
• contribution, part, share
• liberation
• mug's game
• power play, squeeze play, squeeze
• research effort
• seeking
• shot, stab
• shot
• striving, nisus, pains, strain
• struggle, battle
• takeover attempt
• test, trial, run
• test, trial

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