Noun

• (5)S: (n) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, 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"

Verb

• (342)S: (v) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay (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"
• (16)S: (v) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to) "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
• (4)S: (v) judge, adjudicate, 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"
• (2)S: (v) sample, try, try out, taste (take a sample of) "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
• S: (v) hear, 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"
• S: (v) try (give pain or trouble to) "I've been sorely tried by these students"
• S: (v) try, strain, stress (test the limits of) "You are trying my patience!"
• S: (v) try, render (melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities) "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
• S: (v) try on, try (put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice) "Try on this sweater to see how it looks"