transitive verb
1. : to put on (a garment) in order to ascertain the fit
2. : to use or test experimentally especially to determine convenience or simplicity of operation
3. Britain : to attempt to impose upon a person : try to outwit a person by means of
if you'd tried on anything funny, he'd have said so — Robert Westerby
I am not the right woman to try this on with — Elizabeth Bowen