A trial, an attempt. Obsolete. rare.

An attempt, an endeavour. archaic.

A show of intention to do something; a precursory, suggestive, or threatening act. Also: a tentative action; an attempt or trial. Obsolete.

Striving, effort; an attempt or endeavour. Obsolete.

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

A test of a knight's prowess or chivalry; a knightly exploit.

An attempt, an effort; an attempt to strike; a blow aimed; a threatening gesture or movement. In later use only in to make a mint. Now rare.

An attempt, endeavour.

A putting forth of effort to accomplish what is uncertain or difficult; a trial, essay, endeavour; effort, enterprise, undertaking.

An attempt.

An attempt, an endeavour; = assay, n. 13. Cf. essay, n. 5a.

One single attempt or act; the time taken for this; an instant or moment; a very brief period. Obsolete.

Now regional. An attempt at doing something, or a show of this; the act of aiming at something, an aim, a try.

An act of flinging or throwing; a cast, throw.

= attempt, n.

An attempt, endeavour. Const. after, at, †of, on, towards, and to with infinitive.

An attempt to do something; an endeavour, effort. (In quot. 1614, an attempt to gain.)

Something done as an experiment or trial; an essay, an attempt; †a hostile attempt (obsolete).

An endeavour; an effort.

= conatus, n.

Scottish. An attempt, a venture, an undertaking. Chiefly (now only) in to make (also keep) one's put good: to succeed in an attempt to do something…

An attempt, trial, experiment.

An effort, endeavour, striving.

An attempt or try. spec. in Racing, a venture.

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…

Intent, purpose; an intention, an aim. Also: an attempt, an effort.

figurative. A trial, an experiment; a ‘shot’, a ‘go’.

figurative (chiefly U.S.). A try, an attempt, a go.

An attempt, endeavour, effort. Chiefly colloquial.

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

transferred. An attempt, venture, go, at something.

The (or an) act of venturing upon something; an attempt at some action; also, the means or result of so venturing.

dialect and slang. (See quots.)

slang. An attempt or ‘shy’ at anything; an exciting venture at betting or cards. Now usually used of speculation or betting on a small scale.

figurative. A chance, a turn or attempt; a ‘go’. Originally and chiefly U.S.

colloquial (originally U.S.). An attempt, esp. an initial or tentative attempt. Frequently in give it (and variants) a whirl. Cf. burl, n.2 2.

colloquial. A slap or go at something.

figurative. A criticism, an antagonistic or provocative remark; (also) a try, an attempt, esp. at solving a problem. Frequently in to take a swipe at.

A try, an attempt. Australian and New Zealand colloquial.

An attempt; esp. in to have a lash (at), to make an attempt, to ‘have a go at’. Australian and New Zealand.

A heavy blow; the sound of a heavy blow (or of an explosion, etc.). Also, a resounding success, a ‘knock-out’; an attempt at something (cf. whack, n.…

slang (originally U.S.). An attempt to achieve or gain something; a move, a manoeuvre, a venture; spec. (a) Baseball an action in which a player…