Definition of tries in English

Wiktionary

tries (Noun)
Plural of try.
tries (Noun)
Plural of trie.

Part of speech

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tries, verb, present, 3rd person singular of try (infinitive).
tries, noun, plural of try.

WordNet

Verb tries, trying, tried
try - 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"
		seek, attempt, essay, assay
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
		essay, try out, examine, test, prove, try question closely
		pick up the gauntlet, take a dare be dared to do something and attempt it
		fight, struggle fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
		have a go, give it a try make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go"
		grope fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
		endeavor, endeavour, strive attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
		give it a whirl, give it a try try; "let's give it a whirl!"
		run a risk, take a chance, take chances, adventure, gamble, risk, chance, hazard play games for money
		lay on the line, put on the line, risk expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
try - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
		strain, stress
		afflict cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
		rack torture on the rack
try - melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
		render
		melt down, melt, run become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"
		cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students"
		anguish, pain, hurt suffer great pains or distress

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Wiktionary

try (Noun)
An attempt.
try (Noun)
An act of tasting or sampling.
try (Noun)
A score in rugby, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
try (Noun)
A screen, or sieve, for grain.
try (Verb)
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
try (Verb)
To separate precious metal etc. from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
try (Verb)
To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
try (Verb)
To work on something.
try (Verb)
To put to test.
try (Verb)
To taste, sample, etc.
try (Verb)
To put on trial.
try (Verb)
To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
try (Verb)
To do; to fare.
try (Adjective)
Fine, excellent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

try (v. t.)
To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
try (v. t.)
To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc.
try (v. t.)
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.
try (v. t.)
To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
try (v. t.)
To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
try (v. t.)
To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
try (v. t.)
To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
try (v. t.)
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
try (v. t.)
To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
try (v. t.)
To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
try (v. i.)
To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
try (v. i.)
To do; to fare; as, how do you try!
try (n.)
A screen, or sieve, for grain.
try (n.)
Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
try (v. t.)
Refined; select; excellent; choice.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

try
To put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
try
A score in rugby (worth 5 points) which is made by touching the ball on the ground behind the touchline.
try
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.
try
To exert oneself to do or effect something; to make an effort or attempt.
try
To test the limits of.
try
To put on trial, hear the case and act as the judge.
try
To examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.
try
To give pain or trouble to.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

try
trī, v.t. to put to the test or proof: to sift: to prove by experiment: to purify: to examine judiciously: to determine, settle: to examine carefully or experimentally: to experience: to attempt: to use as means: to put to severe trial, cause suffering to: to bring to a decision, to settle.—v.i. to endeavour: to make an effort: (Shak.) to prove by experience: (obs.) to keep a ship's bows to the sea during a gale:—pa.t. and pa.p. tried (trīd).—n. a trial: effort: in Rugby football, the score of three points gained by a player who succeeds in placing the ball with his hand over the enemy's line.—adj. Tried, proved, experienced.—n. Trī′er.—adjs. Try′able, Trī′able, capable of being tried; Trye (Spens.), proved excellent.—n. Try′-house, a place in which oil is extracted from blubber, &c.—adj. Try′ing, making trial or proof of: adapted to try: searching: severe.—Try on, to put on for trial, as a garment: to attempt; Try back, to revert, hark back. [O. Fr. trier, to pick out, to cull (the grain from the straw), from an assumed L. tritare—terĕre, tritum, to rub.]

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

try
Try your friend before you trust him.

Wikipedia

A Try is one of the way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union. A try is scored when a player grounds the ball in the opposition's in-goal area or behind the try line, or alternatively touching the base of the goalposts and ground at the same time. The scoring player must be holding on to the ball and should be applying downward pressure when it is grounded.