WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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adjudicate, assay, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, essay, examine, hear, judge, prove, render, sample, seek, strain, stress, taste, test, try, try on, try out,
1. NOUN. (try)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
"made an effort to cover all the reading material"
"wished him luck in his endeavor"
"she gave it a good try"
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try, seek, attempt, essay, assay, endeavor, endeavour, strive, endeavor, endeavour, strive, try, seek, attempt, essay, assay,
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batting, best, worst, bid, play, braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling, crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer, essay, foray, contribution, part, share, liberation, mug's game, power play, squeeze play, squeeze, research effort, seeking, shot, stab, shot, striving, nisus, pains, strain, struggle, battle, takeover attempt, test, trial, run, test, trial,
2. VERB. (try)
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
"Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
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3. VERB. (try)
melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities
"try the yak butter"
"render fat in a casserole"
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4. VERB. (try)
take a sample of
"Try these new crackers"
"Sample the regional dishes"
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taste, mouthful, taster, taste tester, taste-tester, sampler, tasting, tasting, savoring, savouring, relishing, degustation, trial, trial run, test, tryout, trier, attempter, essayer, trial, trial run, test, tryout, sample, taster, taste tester, taste-tester, sampler, sampler, sampler,
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5. VERB. (try)
test the limits of
"You are trying my patience!"
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rack,
6. VERB. (try)
give pain or trouble to
"I''ve been sorely tried by these students"
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7. VERB. (try)
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
"The jury had heard all the evidence"
"The case will be tried in California"
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8. VERB. (try)
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
"The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"
"The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
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trier, trial, judge, justice, jurist, magistrate, adjudicator, judge, justice, jurist, magistrate, opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement, judgment, judgement, judicial decision, judiciary, bench,
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9. VERB. (try)
make an effort or attempt
"He tried to shake off his fears"
"The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"
"The police attempted to stop the thief"
"He sought to improve himself"
"She always seeks to do good in the world"
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essay, trier, attempter, essayer, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try, trier, attempter, essayer, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try, trier, attempter, essayer,
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take a dare, pick up the gauntlet, fight, struggle, have a go, give it a try, grope, endeavor, endeavour, strive, give it a whirl, give it a try, gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance, risk, put on the line, lay on the line,
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10. VERB. (try)
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
"This approach has been tried with good results"
"Test this recipe"
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examination, exam, test, examen, examination, examination, testing, examiner, tester, quizzer, trial, trial run, test, tryout, trier, attempter, essayer, test, trial, trial, trial run, test, tryout, testing,
