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RELATED WORDS : give give a damn give a hand give a hang give a hoot give a lift give and take give away give back give birth give birth to give care give chase give ear give forth give full measure give ground give in give it a whirl give it the deep six give notice give off give one's best give or take give out give over give rise give suck give thanks give the axe give the bounce give the eye give the gate give the glad eye give the once over give the sack give the word give tongue to give up give vent give voice give way give way to try try cock try for try on try out try square

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb give it a try has 2 senses

• give it a try(v = verb.social) give it a whirl - try; "let's give it a whirl!"
is one way to assay, attempt, essay, seek, try
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• give it a try(v = verb.social) have a go - make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go"
is one way to assay, attempt, essay, seek, try
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

ROGET THESAURUS

give it a try

Experiment

N experiment, essay, analysis, screen, trial, tentative method, t=atonnement, verification, probation, experimentum crucis, proof, (demonstration), criterion, diagnostic, test, probe, crucial test, acid test, litmus test, crucible, reagent, check, touchstone, pix, assay, ordeal, ring, litmus paper, curcuma paper, turmeric paper, test tube, analytical instruments, empiricism, rule of thumb, feeler, trial balloon, pilot balloon, messenger balloon, pilot engine, scout, straw to show the wind, speculation, random shot, leap in the dark, analyzer, analyst, assayist, adventurer, experimenter, experimentist, experimentalist, scientist, engineer, technician, subject, experimentee, guinea pig, experimental animal, protocol, experimental method, blind experiment, double-blind experiment, controlled experiment, poll, survey, opinion poll, epidemiological survey, retrospective analysis, retrospective survey, prospective survey, prospective analysis, statistical analysis, literature search, library research, tryout, audition, discovery, measurement, evidence, deduction, induction, abduction, experimental, empirical, probative, probatory, probationary, provisional, analytic, docimastic, tentative, unverified, unproven, speculative, untested, on trial, under examination, on probation, under probation, on one's trial, on approval, check it out, give it a try, see how it goes, Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.

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