| pump1 |
to try hard to get information from someone. [1/6 definitions] |
| reach |
to try to touch or get hold of something. [1/11 definitions] |
| rival |
to try to do better than; compete with or against. [1/4 definitions] |
| scramble |
to try hard to gain something, or to avoid failing. [1/8 definitions] |
| seek |
to try to find; look for. [3 definitions] |
| snap |
to grab or try to grab something suddenly with the teeth (usually followed by "at"). [2/15 definitions] |
| soccer |
a game in which two teams of eleven players try to move a ball into a goal by kicking or hitting it without using the hands or arms. |
| stare down |
to try to frighten or make uncomfortable by staring at. |
| strive |
to try or work hard. |
| study |
to try to gain knowledge or skill. [2/10 definitions] |
| tackle |
to try to master or solve. [1/5 definitions] |
| take a stab at |
to try or attempt. |
| tease |
to make fun of or try to annoy in a playful or cruel way. [1/2 definitions] |
| tempt |
to try to get (someone) to do something wrong or not wise by offering or seeming to offer something very desirable. [1/3 definitions] |
| tournament |
a contest in medieval times between knights on horseback carrying lances. Each rider would try to knock the other off his horse as they rode toward each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| tried |
the past tense and past participle of "try." |
| troll1 |
to try to catch by using a line trailed behind a boat. [1/2 definitions] |
| urge |
to strongly encourage or try to persuade. [1/5 definitions] |