try
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
made an effort to cover all the reading material
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Sense 2 verb
make an effort or attempt
He tried to shake off his fears
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Sense 3 verb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
This approach has been tried with good results
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Sense 4 verb
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
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Sense 5 verb
take a sample of
Try these new crackers
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Sense 6 verb
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
The jury had heard all the evidence
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Sense 7 verb
give pain or trouble to
I've been sorely tried by these students
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Sense 8 verb
test the limits of
You are trying my patience!
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Sense 9 verb
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
try the yak butter
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Sense 10 verb
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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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | endeavor |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | batting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | best |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | worst |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | essay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foray |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contribution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liberation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mug's game |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | power play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seeking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stab |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | striving |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | takeover attempt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trial |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trial |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | test |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | effort |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | essay |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pick up the gauntlet |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | have a go |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grope |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | endeavor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | give it a try |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adventure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | risk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | testing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | testing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | examen |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | test |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | exam |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tester |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass judgment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | verify |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | float |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | field-test |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | judicial decision |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | trial |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | judgement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | judiciary |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjudicator |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | judge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | trier |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjudicative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | decide |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | court-martial |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | savoring |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sampler |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | test |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sample |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tasting |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mouthful |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sampler |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | taster |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempter |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | ingest |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | degust |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hearing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | trier |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | probe |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | rehear |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | visitation |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | pain |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | straining |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | stressor |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | tension |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | strain |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | afflict |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | rack |
| 9 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | melt |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | try-on |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | don |