used to suggest that one may be willing to do something unexpected or unlikely
a test of the potential of someone or something, especially in the context of entertainment or sport
a sincere effort or attempt at performing a difficult, or seemingly impossible, task
a try awarded to a side by the referee when a touchdown is prevented by an offence by the opposition
put on an item of clothing to see if it fits or suits one
an implement used to check and mark right angles in constructional work
do something that involves risk or luck, hoping to succeed
extend one’s activities and interests or start new ones
(under the apartheid system) attempt to pass oneself off as a white person by assimilating oneself into a white community
attempt to do (something) for the first time, typically in order to find out if one is good at it
engage in a trial of skill or argument with
use, test, or do (something new or different) in order to see if it is suitable, effective, or pleasant
used to indicate willingness to do or experience something new
a try in which one side in a scrum pushes the ball over the opponents' goal line