1. • noun - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
   • verb - make an effort or attempt
   • verb - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
   • verb - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
   • verb - take a sample of
   • verb - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   • verb - give pain or trouble to
   • verb - test the limits of
   • verb - melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
   • verb - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
2. • To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt: tried to ski.
   • To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability: Try this casserole.
   • Law.
   • To examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
   • To put (an accused person) on trial.
   • To subject to great strain or hardship; tax: The last steep ascent tried my every muscle.
   • To melt (lard, for example) to separate out impurities; render.
   • To make an effort; strive.
   • To don (a garment) to test its fit.
   • To test or use experimentally.
   • To undergo a competitive qualifying test, as for a job or athletic team.
   • The phrase try and is commonly used as a substitute for try to, as in Could you try and make less noise? A number of grammarians have labeled the construction incorrect.
3. • v - to make an effort to do or accomplish

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