I
n.
1) to have, make a ~ at
2) ( colloq. ) to give it, smt. a ~
3) (rugby) to score a ~
4) a ~ at, for
5) a ~ to + inf. (they made another ~ to have the decision reversed)
6) ( misc. ) ( AE ; colloq. ) to give it the old college ~ ('to make a determined effort')
II
v.
1) to ~ hard; to ~ one's best
2) ( D ; intr. ) ('to attempt') to ~ for (to ~ for a prize)
3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to subject to trial') to ~ for (they tried her for murder)
4) ( E ) ('to attempt') she tried to telephone us
5) ( G ) ('to attempt') he tried jogging, but his ankles would hurt USAGE NOTES:
1) The phrase ~ and do smt . is a colloq. variant of ~ to do smt ., but has no past tense.
2) The sentence she tried to jog usu. means that she never was able to jog; she tried jogging means that she was able to jog, but gave it up after a while.