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• try — [n] attempt all one’s got*, best shot*, bid, crack*, dab, effort, endeavor, essay, fling*, go*, jab*, pop*, shot*, slap*, stab*, striving, struggle, trial, undertaking, whack*, whirl*; concepts 87,677 Ant. abstention try [v1] attempt aim, aspire …   New thesaurus

• experiment — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ animal ▪ a few hippies protesting against animal experiments ▪ field, laboratory ▪ educational, medical …   Collocations dictionary

• experiment — I UK [ɪkˈsperɪmənt] / US / US [ɪkˈsperɪment] noun Word forms experiment : singular experiment plural experiments *** 1) [countable] a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or something in particular conditions Experiments show that… …   English dictionary

• experiment — ex|per|i|ment1 [ ık sperımənt, ık sperıment ] noun *** 1. ) count a scientific test to find out what happens to someone or something in particular conditions: Experiments show that many plants tolerate a wide range of light conditions. laboratory …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• try — [trī] vt. tried, trying [ME trien < OFr trier < ? VL * tritare, to cull out, grind < L tritus, pp. of terere, to rub, thresh grain: see TRITE] 1. Obs. to separate; set apart 2. a) to melt or render (fat, etc.) to get (the oil) b) to… …   English World dictionary

• Try — Try, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trying}.] [OE. trien to select, pick out, F. trier to cull, to out, LL. tritare to triturate (hence the sense of, to thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L. terere, tritum,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• experiment — [n] investigation, test agreement, analysis, assay, attempt, check, dissection, dry run*, enterprise, essay, examination, exercise, experimentation, fling*, measure, observation, operation, practice, probe, procedure, proof, quiz, R and D*,… …   New thesaurus

• experiment — ► NOUN 1) a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. 2) a course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the outcome. ► VERB 1) perform a scientific experiment. 2) try out… …   English terms dictionary

• Experiment — Ex*per i*ment, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See {Experience}.] 1. A trial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something uncertain; esp., one under controlled conditions determined by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• try on — / try out [v] evaluate, test appraise, audition, check out, demonstrate, experiment, fit, give a try, have a dry run*, have a fitting*, inspect, practice, probe, prove, put into practice, put to the test, sample, scrutinize, taste, try for size,… …   New thesaurus

• try out — try on / try out [v] evaluate, test appraise, audition, check out, demonstrate, experiment, fit, give a try, have a dry run*, have a fitting*, inspect, practice, probe, prove, put into practice, put to the test, sample, scrutinize, taste, try for …   New thesaurus