| scrum |
a rugby play in which the forward players of each team mass together around the ball and try to kick it to teammates in the rear. [1/2 definitions] |
| seek |
to try to find; search for. [3/4 definitions] |
| set one's cap for |
to try to attract as a husband or wife. |
| shit |
(slang) to tease or try to deceive. [1/11 definitions] |
| snap |
to grab or try to grab something suddenly with the teeth. [2/21 definitions] |
| snatch |
to seize or try to seize something, esp. with a quick or sudden movement (usu. fol. by at). [1/8 definitions] |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. [3/6 definitions] |
| strive |
to try or work hard; exert oneself. [1/2 definitions] |
| stuff |
in the United States, to put invalid votes into (a ballot box) in order to try to win an election by means of fraud. [1/10 definitions] |
| sumo |
(sometimes cap.) a kind of Japanese wrestling in which two very large men try to win by forcing each other out of a ring or by causing each other to touch any part of the body other than the bottoms of the feet to the ground. |
| syncretize |
to try to bring together or make (ideas or philosophies) compatible. |
| tackle |
to try to master or solve (something difficult). [1/7 definitions] |
| take a fling at |
(informal) to attempt or try one's skill at. |
| take a stab at |
to attempt or try, esp. with little chance of success. |
| take a whack at |
(informal) to attempt (a task or action); try. |
| tear2 |
to try to rip or remove (usu. fol. by "at"). [1/12 definitions] |
| tease |
to kid or try to provoke a person or persons in a playful or mocking way. [1/9 definitions] |
| tempt |
to entice or try to entice (someone) to do something unwise or wrong, as by promising pleasure or reward. [1/4 definitions] |
| treasure hunt |
a game in which players try to find hidden items, often with the help of written clues. |
| tried |
past tense and past participle of try. [1/3 definitions] |
| urge |
to prompt, strongly encourage, or try to persuade to take up a course of action. [1/7 definitions] |