| do1 |
to attempt or carry out in order to solve a problem or achieve a particular goal. [1/12 definitions] |
| effort |
a use of energy in trying to do something; attempt. [1/2 definitions] |
| endeavor |
a serious attempt. [1/2 definitions] |
| end zone |
an area ten yards deep at either end of a football field, into which players attempt to carry the ball to score points. |
| essay |
an attempt to do something. [2/4 definitions] |
| fail |
to be or become ineffective or unsuccessful; be lacking in an effort or attempt. [1/10 definitions] |
| fair catch |
in football, a catch of a punt whereby the receiver, in order not to be tackled, signals that no attempt will be made to advance with the ball. |
| flatter1 |
to attempt to gratify the vanity of; praise insincerely or excessively. [1/4 definitions] |
| flier |
(informal) a risky venture or attempt, esp. in business or finance. [1/4 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] |
| funk1 |
to shrink in fright from; attempt to evade or shirk. [1/5 definitions] |
| gaslight |
to use psychological manipulation in an attempt to make (a person or persons) believe that they are losing their sanity or that their memories or valid suspicions are false. [1/3 definitions] |
| genocide |
the intentional attempt to exterminate all members of a certain race, nationality, or ethnic group. |
| go1 |
a try; an attempt. [1/16 definitions] |
| go for the jugular |
to attempt to inflict a seriously wounding or fatal blow; attempt to defeat decisively. |
| grasp |
to quickly attempt to contrive or adopt (often followed by "for"). [1/9 definitions] |
| Guy Fawkes Day |
November 5, a holiday in the UK on the anniversary of Guy Hawkes' failed attempt in 1605 to blow up the House of Lords, celebrated with bonfires and fireworks. |
| handicap |
in sports and esp. horse racing, to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest), or to assign odds to (the contestants) as to their chances of winning or losing. [1/6 definitions] |
| have a whack at |
(informal) to attempt (a task or action); try. |
| high-pressure |
to attempt to persuade, as to a purchase, by intimidation and persistence. [1/4 definitions] |
| hit |
in baseball, to attempt to strike the ball so as to reach a base. [1/16 definitions] |