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do¹	to attempt or carry out in order to solve a problem or achieve a particular goal. [1/12 definitions]
effort	a hard try; attempt. [1/2 definitions]
endeavor	a serious attempt. [1/2 definitions]
football	the British word for soccer, a game in which two teams of eleven players attempt to advance a ball into an opposing goal by kicking or striking it with body parts other than the hands and arms. [1/4 definitions]
go¹	a try; an attempt. [1/16 definitions]
take	a sound recording made in a single attempt. [1/25 definitions]
take a stab at	to try or attempt.
treat	to attempt to relieve or cure. [1/9 definitions]
try	to attempt through effort. [2/6 definitions]

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