try

  1. Verb.  To attempt. Followed by infinitive.
  2. Verb.  (obsolete) To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
  3. Verb.  To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
  4. Verb.  To work on something.
  5. Verb.  To put to test.
  6. Verb.  To taste, sample, etc.
  7. Verb.  To put on trial.
  8. Verb.  (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
  9. Noun.  An attempt.
  10. Noun.  An act of tasting or sampling.
  11. Noun.  (rugby) A score in rugby, analogous to a touchdown in American football.

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