Try (verb)
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
“I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.”
“I’ll come to dinner soon. I’m trying to beat this level first.”
Try (verb)
To divide; to separate.
Try (verb)
To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
Try (verb)
To winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out.
“to try out the wild corn from the good”
Try (verb)
To extract oil from blubber or fat; to melt down blubber to obtain oil
Try (verb)
To test, to work out.
Try (verb)
To extract wax from a honeycomb
Try (verb)
To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
“I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade.”
Try (verb)
To put to test.
“I shall try my skills on this.”
Try (verb)
To test someone’s patience.
“You are trying my patience.”
“Don’t fucking try me.”
Try (verb)
To taste, sample, etc.
“Try this—you’ll love it.”
Try (verb)
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
“to try weights or measures by a standard;”
“to try a person’s opinions”
Try (verb)
To experiment, to strive.
Try (verb)
To put on trial.
“He was tried and executed.”
Try (verb)
To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
Try (verb)
To work on something.
“You are trying too hard.”
Try (verb)
To do; to fare.
“How do you try! (i.e., how do you do?)”
Try (verb)
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
“to try rival claims by a duel;”
“to try conclusions”
Try (verb)
To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
Try (verb)
To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
“The light tries his eyes.”
“Repeated failures try one’s patience.”
Try (verb)
To want
“I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that.”
Try (noun)
An attempt.
“I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.”
Try (noun)
An act of tasting or sampling.
“I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.”
Try (noun)
A score in rugby, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
“Today I scored my first try.”
Try (noun)
A screen, or sieve, for grain.
Try (noun)
a field goal or extra point
Try (adjective)
Fine, excellent.