TRY

Try

The try is a way of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area . Rugby union and league differ slightly in defining 'grounding the ball' and the 'in-goal' area.

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Try!

Try! is the first live album by the John Mayer Trio. It was released by Columbia Records on November 22, 2005. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.

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try

Noun

  1. An attempt.
    I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it.
  2. An act of tasting or sampling.
    I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it.
  3. A score in rugby, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
    Today I scored my first try.
  4. A screen, or sieve, for grain.

Verb

  1. To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
  2. To separate (precious metal etc.) from the ore by melting; to purify, refine.
  3. To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; frequently followed by out.
    to try out the wild corn from the good
  4. To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
  5. To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
  6. To work on something.
  7. To put to test.
  8. To taste, sample, etc.
  9. To put on trial.
  10. To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
  11. To do; to fare.
  12. To 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
  13. To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
    The light tries his eyes.
    Repeated failures try one's patience.
  14. To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
    to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions

Adjective

  1. Fine, excellent.


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