I . v. a.
1.
Try, essay, make trial or experiment of.
2.
Undertake, go about, set about, take in hand, endeavor to accomplish.
3.
Assail, attack, assault, etc., which see.
II . v. n.
Try, strive, endeavor, seek, aim, make an ~, make essay, do one's best, do all that in one lies, strain every nerve, leave no stone unturned.
III . n.
1.
Effort, trial, essay, endeavor, experiment, undertaking, enterprise.
2.
Attack, assault, onset.