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