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To try.

(obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.

(archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.

(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

(criminal law) To make a substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).

The action of trying at something.

An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.

(criminal law) A substantial but unsuccessful effort (to commit a crime).