Dictionary entry details
• TRY (noun)
Meaning:
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
attempt; effort; try; endeavor; endeavour
Context examples:
made an effort to cover all the reading material / wished him luck in his endeavor / she gave it a good try
Hypernyms ("try" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "try"):
batting ((baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base)
seeking (an attempt to acquire or gain something)
shot; stab (informal words for any attempt or effort)
shot (an attempt to score in a game)
nisus; pains; strain; striving (an effortful attempt to attain a goal)
battle; struggle (an energetic attempt to achieve something)
takeover attempt (an attempt to take control of a corporation)
run; test; trial (the act of testing something)
test; trial (the act of undergoing testing)
power play; squeeze; squeeze play (an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power)
mug's game (a futile or unprofitable endeavor)
best (the supreme effort one can make)
worst (the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of)
bid; play (an attempt to get something)
crack; fling; go; offer; pass; whirl (a usually brief attempt)
essay (a tentative attempt)
foray (an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence))
contribution; part; share (any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor)
liberation (the attempt to achieve equal rights or status)
• TRY (verb)
Meaning:
Make an effort or attempt
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
attempt; essay; try; assay; seek
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "try"):
pick up the gauntlet; take a dare (be dared to do something and attempt it)
lay on the line; put on the line; risk (expose to a chance of loss or damage)
adventure; chance; gamble; hazard; risk; run a risk; take a chance; take chances (take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome)
give it a try; give it a whirl (try)
endeavor; endeavour; strive (attempt by employing effort)
grope (search blindly or uncertainly)
give it a try; have a go (make an attempt at something)
fight; struggle (make a strenuous or labored effort)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They try to move
Also:
try out (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to)
Meaning:
Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
test; try out; essay; try; examine; prove
Context examples:
This approach has been tried with good results / Test this recipe
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "try"):
control; verify (verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments)
float (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with)
field-test (test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
adjudicate; try; judge
Context examples:
The football star was tried for the murder of his wife / The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "try"):
court-martial (subject to trial by court-martial)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to try the prisoners
Meaning:
Take a sample of
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
sample; taste; try; try out
Context examples:
Try these new crackers / Sample the regional dishes
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "try"):
degust (taste with relish)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They try more bread
Meaning:
Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
hear; try
Context examples:
The jury had heard all the evidence / The case will be tried in California
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
examine; probe (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "try"):
rehear; retry (hear or try a court case anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Give pain or trouble to
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
I've been sorely tried by these students
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
anguish; hurt; pain (cause emotional anguish or make miserable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot try Sue
Meaning:
Test the limits of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
strain; stress; try
Context example:
You are trying my patience!
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
afflict (cause great unhappiness for; distress)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "try"):
rack (stretch to the limits)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
try; render
Context examples:
try the yak butter / render fat in a casserole
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
melt; melt down; run (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
try on; try
Context example:
Try on this sweater to see how it looks
Hypernyms (to "try" is one way to...):
assume; don; get into; put on; wear (put clothing on one's body)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They try the cape
