Dictionary Entry
try
try is a 3-letter English word with 25 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 5 · 25 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
- 2transitive verb
To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc.
- 3transitive verb
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.
- 4transitive verb
To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
- 5transitive verb
To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
- 6transitive verb
To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
- 7transitive verb
To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
- 8transitive verb
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
- 9transitive verb
To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- 10transitive verb
To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
- 11intransitive verb
To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
- 12intransitive verb
To do; to fare; as, how do you try!
- 13noun
A screen, or sieve, for grain.
- 14noun
Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
- 15transitive verb
Refined; select; excellent; choice.
- 16noun
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"
- 17verb
put on a garment in order to See whether it fits and looks nice
"Try on this sweater to see how it looks"
- 18verb
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
"try the yak butter"
"render fat in a casserole"
Synonyms
- 19verb
take a sample of
"Try these new crackers"
"Sample the regional dishes"
- 20verb
test the limits of
"You are trying my patience!"
- 21verb
give pain or trouble to
"I've been sorely tried by these students"
- 22verb
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
"The jury had heard all the evidence"
"The case will be tried in California"
Synonyms
- 23verb
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"
Synonyms
- 24verb
make an effort or attempt
"He tried to shake off his fears"
"The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"
- 25verb
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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