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(verb) melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter" |
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Synonyms: render |
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Related Words: melt, melt down, run |
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(verb) test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" |
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Synonyms: strain, stress |
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Related Words: afflict, rack |
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(verb) give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students" |
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Related Words: anguish, hurt, pain |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: assay, attempt, essay, seek |
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Related Words: act, adventure, chance, endeavor, endeavour, fight, gamble, give it a try, give it a whirl, grope, hazard, lay on the line, move, pick up the gauntlet, put on the line, risk, run a risk, strive, struggle, take a chance, take a dare, take chances |
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(verb) put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" |
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Synonyms: try on |
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Related Words: assume, don, get into, put on, wear |
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(verb) take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" |
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Synonyms: sample, taste, try out |
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Related Words: consume, have, ingest, take, take in |
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(verb) examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" |
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Synonyms: hear |
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Related Words: examine, probe, rehear, retry |
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(verb) put on trial or sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" |
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Synonyms: adjudicate, judge |
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Related Words: court-martial, decide, determine, make up one's mind |
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(verb) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
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Synonyms: essay, examine, prove, test, try out |
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Related Words: control, field-test, judge, verify |
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(noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something: "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
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Synonyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour |
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Related Words: activity, batting, battle, best, bid, braving, confronting, contribution, coping with, crack, essay, fling, foray, go, grappling, nisus, offer, pains, part, pass, play, power play, run, seeking, share, shot, squeeze, squeeze play, strain, striving, struggle, tackling, takeover attempt, test, trial, whirl, worst |
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