| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial. Informal : shot. Slang : take. Archaic : assay. See TRY. 2. A brief trial: crack, go, stab. Informal : fling, shot, whack, whirl. See TRY. | | VERB: | 1. To make an attempt to do or make: assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, strive. Idioms: have a go at, have (or make) (or take) a shot at, have (or take) a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at. See TRY. 2. To subject to a procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality: assay, check, essay, examine, prove, test, try out. Idioms: bring to the test, make trial of, put to the proof (or test) . See INVESTIGATE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | try out To subject to a procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality: assay, check, essay, examine, prove, test, try. Idioms: bring to the test, make trial of, put to the proof (or test) . See INVESTIGATE.
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