| agitate |
to arouse, or attempt to arouse, public support (often fol. by "for" or "against"). [1/3 definitions] |
| assault |
in law, an attempt or threat to hurt another person. [1/5 definitions] |
| assay |
to try; attempt. [1/8 definitions] |
| attemptable |
combined form of attempt. |
| bait |
to attempt to anger by teasing, nagging, or tormenting. [1/5 definitions] |
| bid |
a serious attempt to attain something. [1/8 definitions] |
| biorhythm |
the use of such cycles in human beings to attempt to predict cycles of behavior, energy level, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| blackmail |
to force or attempt to force (someone) to pay money or perform some action under the threat of having damaging information revealed. [1/3 definitions] |
| blubber |
to attempt to utter while weeping loudly and uncontrollably. [1/5 definitions] |
| bluff2 |
in poker, to attempt to lead opponents into believing that one's hand is stronger than it really is by betting heavily on it, or that one's hand is weaker than it really is by betting very little on it. [1/6 definitions] |
| catch-up |
any attempt to overtake one who is ahead, as in a game. |
| coup |
the sudden and forceful attempt of a group, esp. of military or other government personnel, to seize state power; coup d'état. [1/2 definitions] |
| courtship |
the attempt to gain anything advantageous from someone, such as approval or favors. [1/2 definitions] |
| crack |
(informal) a chance; attempt. [1/15 definitions] |
| crane |
to extend the neck in an attempt to improve one's view. [1/6 definitions] |
| cross |
to attempt to hinder by opposing. [1/16 definitions] |
| crossbreed |
to attempt to produce a hybrid organism. [1/3 definitions] |
| curry favor |
to attempt to gain approval by servile behavior or flattery. |
| demythologize |
to discount or do away with the mythological characteristics or mythical associations of, as in an attempt to arrive at a more realistic understanding. |
| do1 |
to attempt or carry out in order to solve a problem or accomplish a particular goal. [1/13 definitions] |
| effort |
an attempt. [1/4 definitions] |