Phrase Hound found 53 phrases and 105 compound words that contain try. The most common are listed below. Open try in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 53
- try outTo test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
- right to tryThe right of terminally ill patients to access experimental therapies (drugs, biologics, devices) that have completed Phase I testing but have not been approved by the FDA.
- Try Again
- must-trySomething that one is strongly recommended to try.
- cut-and-tryDone by trial and error, without precise calculation in advance.
- try-offA team event.
- try worksAlternative form of tryworks: A furnace on a ship used to heat try pots; the entire apparatus of furnace, blocks and tackles, and try pots.
- old college tryA vigorous, committed attempt or effort, often in the context of a nearly hopeless situation where failure is expected.
- nice tryUsed to express that somebody made a worthy attempt.
- try-babyA person who makes an attempt without being fully committed to success.
- penalty tryAn awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.
- try-hardAlternative spelling of tryhard: A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity.
- try squareA tool used to measure if a piece of wood is at right angle; a carpenter's square.
- try potA large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber obtained from cetaceans (such as whales and dolphins), from pinnipeds (such as walruses and seals), and (historically, to a lesser extent) from penguins.
- college tryAlternative form of old college try: A vigorous, committed attempt or effort, often in the context of a nearly hopeless situation where failure is expected.
- good trySynonym of nice try: Used to express that somebody made a worthy attempt.
- try houseA place where oil is extracted from blubber, etc.
- try lineIn rugby, the line at the end of the pitch past, or on, which the ball must be placed to score a try
- try workAlternative form of trywork: A furnace on a ship used to heat try pots; the entire apparatus of furnace, blocks and tackles, and try pots.
- try titlesTo battle.
- try linesplural of try line: In rugby, the line at the end of the pitch past, or on, which the ball must be placed to score a try
- try for sizeAlternative form of try on for size: To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
- give something a tryTo try or attempt something.
- try as one mightAlternative form of try as one may: However hard one tries; despite one's best efforts.
- try on for sizeTo test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
Compound words 105
- triedTested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
- trierOne who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard.
- MistryA surname.
- tryhardA person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity.
- triableCapable of being tried.
- trisexualHaving, or pertaining to a system which involves, three sexes.
- trylessWith no tries scored.
- trysexualOpen to or interested in sexual experimentation, especially with different genders.
- overtryTo spend too much time or resources in trying (a legal case).
- tryscorerA player who scores a try.