A period of action; a spell or bout; a stint; (in early use sometimes) spec. a spell of wrestling (cf. sense 2); (also) a contest (in quot. 1829)…

figurative. A single intense effort or bout of action; one continuous operation; a stroke, a ‘go’. Chiefly in at a heat. (Sometimes associated…

An act; a brief stint or ‘go’ at an activity or undertaking; a try or attempt at doing something. In early use also: an attempt at deceiving, a…

figurative. A bout, a tussle; an attempt, a ‘go’. Obsolete.

An act of exerting vigorous effort for or to achieve some goal. Frequently in to make (also †give) a push: to make an attempt; to try for (also †at…

A ‘round’ at any kind of exercise, a turn or spell of work; as much of an action as is performed at one time.

Scottish. A military engagement or encounter; a battle, a fight. Also: a verbal clash or assault; a quarrel. Obsolete.

A single effort likened to an act of pulling; an attempt, a turn, a go. Now rare.

A round or turn at doing anything; a slight experience or trial of something; a touch, taste.

figurative. A period of power, favour, or ascendancy; an opportunity; a turn. In later use often in to have a good innings and variants: to have a…

Chiefly colloquial. A try or attempt (at doing something); a ‘shot’; an occasion when something is done or attempted; a spell, a stint; a turn at…

A spell or bout of gambling. Also occasionally in on the gamble.

A turn at doing something; an attempt; a go; a time.

An act or spell of making or allowing machinery to run. Also: a spell of manufacturing a product.

English regional (northern). A turn or spell at any work or exercise. Cf. go, n.1 2b. rare.

figurative. A period of power, favour, or ascendancy; an opportunity; a turn; = innings, n. 3. Chiefly U.S.

colloquial (originally U.S.). A single occasion of doing or obtaining something; a turn, a ‘go’; usually in (so many) dollars (cents) a shot.