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/tɹaɪ/

Smotix Dictionary

An attempt.
"I gave unicycling a try but I couldn’t do it."
An act of tasting or sampling.
"I gave sushi a try but I didn’t like it."
A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
"Today I scored my first try."
A screen, or sieve, for grain.
A field goal or extra point

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."
To divide; to separate.
To test, to work out.
To experiment, to strive.
To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
"Repeated failures try one's patience."
(used with another verb) To want
"I am really not trying to hear you talk about my mama like that."