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Try

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1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Turung.
2.VerbTo attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t.; Can you start the car? —I'll try (to)."
3.VerbTo divide; to separate. To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine. To winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out.
"to try out the wild corn from the good"
4.VerbTo separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
5.VerbTo winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out.
"to try out the wild corn from the good"
6.VerbTo extract oil from blubber or fat; to melt down blubber to obtain oil
7.VerbTo extract wax from a honeycomb
8.VerbTo test, to work out. To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
"I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade.; I shall try my skills on this.; You are trying my patience.; Don't try me.; Oh, you need to try the soup of the day!; to try weights or measures by a standard;  to try a person's opinions; I'll try whether I can make it across town on foot.; He was tried and executed."
9.VerbTo make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
"I tried mixing more white paint to get a lighter shade."
10.VerbTo put to test.
"I shall try my skills on this."
11.VerbTo test someone's patience.
"You are trying my patience.; Don't try me."
12.VerbTo receive an imminent attack; to take.
13.VerbTo taste, sample, etc.
"Oh, you need to try the soup of the day!"
14.VerbTo prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
"to try weights or measures by a standard;  to try a person's opinions"
15.VerbTo attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
"I'll try whether I can make it across town on foot."
16.VerbTo put on trial.
"He was tried and executed."
17.VerbTo experiment, to strive. To have or gain knowledge of by experience. To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
"Dad, for God's sake, I'm trying my best!; You are trying too hard.; How do you try! (i.e., how do you do?); to try rival claims by a duel;  to try conclusions"
18.VerbTo have or gain knowledge of by experience.
19.VerbTo work on something with one's best effort and focus.
"Dad, for God's sake, I'm trying my best!; You are trying too hard."
20.VerbTo do; to fare.
"How do you try! (i.e., how do you do?)"
21.VerbTo settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
"to try rival claims by a duel;  to try conclusions"
22.VerbTo attempt to conceive a child.
23.VerbTo lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
24.VerbTo strain; to subject to excessive tests.
"The light tries his eyes.; Repeated failures try one's patience."
25.VerbTo want, to desire.
"I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that."
26.NounAn attempt.
"I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it."
27.NounAn act of tasting or sampling.
"I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it."
28.NounA score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
"Today I scored my first try."
29.NounA screen, or sieve, for grain.
30.NounA field goal or extra point
31.NounA move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
32.NounA block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
33.AdjectiveFine, excellent.
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