noun a screen, or sieve, for grain.
2. try ·vt refined; select; excellent; choice.
3. try ·noun act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
4. try ·vi to do; to fare; as, how do you try!.
5. try ·vt to experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
6. try ·vt to subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
7. try ·vt to experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
8. try ·vt to purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, ·etc.
9. try ·vt to essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
10. try ·vi to exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
11. try ·vt to strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
12. try ·vt to examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
13. try ·vt to divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out;
frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
14. try ·vt to settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
15. try ·vt to prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.
xvi. try ·add. ·noun in rugby and northern union football, a score (counting three points) made by grounding the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line;
so called because it entitles the side making it to a place kick for a goal (counting two points more if successful).