v. 1 attempt, endeavour, essay, seek, undertake, venture, strive, struggle, make an effort, try (one's) hand at, Colloq have a stab or go or whack (at), take a shot or crack (at) He tried to help me with my homework 2 test, try out, prove, evaluate, examine, inspect, check out, sample, appraise, assay, look over, analyse, scrutinize, assess, judge I'll try your way of solving the problem You won't know if it works till you try it. 3 test, prove, strain, tax You are trying my patience with your silly questions 4 hear, sit on, adjudicate, judge, adjudge There are three more cases to try this month
n. 5 attempt, endeavour, essay, undertaking, venture, struggle, effort, turn, Colloq go, stab, whack, fling, shot, crack You have three tries to pin the tail on the donkey